Chronotropic Responses to Exercise and Recovery in Myocardial Infarction Patients Taking β-Blockers Following Aerobic High-Intensity Interval Training: AN INTERFARCT STUDY

Autor: G Rodrigo Aispuru, Beatriz Villar-Zabala, Sonia Blanco-Guzman, Jon Ander Jayo-Montoya, Sara Maldonado-Martín, Borja Jurio-Iriarte
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and prevention. 42(1)
ISSN: 1932-751X
Popis: The objectives of this study were to compare the effects of two different high-intensity interval training (HIIT) programs (low-volume vs high-volume) on chronotropic responses during exercise and recovery, and to contrast the results of the HIIT groups together to only physical activity recommendations in post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients taking β-blockers.Resting heart rate (HRrest), peak HR (HRpeak), HR reserve (HRreserve = HRpeak-HRrest), HR recovery (HRR) as the difference between HRpeak and post-exercise HR, and chronotropic incompetence were assessed in 70 patients (58 ± 8 yr) following MI with a cardiopulmonary exercise test to peak exertion before and after a 16-wk exercise intervention period. All participants were randomized to either attention control (AC) (physical activity recommendations) or one of the two supervised HIIT groups (2 d/wk).After the intervention, no significant between-HIIT group differences were observed. The HRpeak increased (P.05) in low- (Δ= 8 ± 18%) and high-volume HIIT (Δ= 6 ± 9%), with a small decrease in AC (Δ=- 2 ± 12%, P.05) resulting in large differences (P.05) between HIIT and AC. The HRreserve increased (P.05) in high-volume HIIT. The HRR slightly increased (P.05) in low-volume (5th min, Δ= 19 ± 31%) and high-volume HIIT (2nd min, Δ= 15 ± 29%, and 5th min, Δ= 19 ± 28%).These findings suggest that both low- and high-volume HIIT elicit similar improvements in chronotropic responses after MI, independent of β-blocker treatment. Supervised HIIT was more effective than giving physical activity recommendations alone. Low-volume HIIT is presented as a potent and time-efficient exercise strategy that could enhance the sympathovagal balance in this population.
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