Endothelial function directly related to VO2 max!
Endothelial flow-mediated dilatation and exercise capacity in highly trained endurance athletes.
Department of Sports Medicine, Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Turkey. ekasikcioglu@yahoo.com
Brachial artery ultrasound during reactive hyperemia is a noninvasive method of assessing peripheral endothelium-dependent vasodilatation. Aerobic exercise has the potential to improve local endothelial function. We sought to analyze the effects of regular aerobic training on brachial artery endothelial function in endurance athletes. We studied diameter and blood flow of the brachial artery in 32 endurance male athletes and 30 healthy male subjects. In the same subjects flow-mediated dilatation of the brachial artery was recorded by inducing an ischemia through a forearm arterial occluding cuff. Maximal oxygen consumption was significantly higher in the athletes group than in the controls (61.24 +/- 5.43 vs 44.49 +/- 2.68 ml/kg/min, p < p="0.002)." r="0.69,">
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