Journal article
Left Ventricular Wall Stress During Leg-Press Exercise Performed With a Brief Valsalva Maneuver
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of leg-press (LP) exercise performed with a brief (2 to 3 s) Valsalva maneuver on left ventricular (LV) systolic function and LV wall stress in five healthy men (mean +/- SD age, 27.6 +/- 2.9 years).
METHODS AND MEASUREMENTS: Subjects performed submaximal (80% one repetition maximum [1RM], 337.9 +/- 109.1 kg; 95% 1RM, 400.6 +/- 129.8 kg) and maximal LP exercise (420 +/- 118.6 kg) during which central …
Authors
Haykowsky M; Taylor D; Teo K; Quinney A; Humen D
Journal
Chest, Vol. 119, No. 1, pp. 150–154
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
1 2001
DOI
10.1378/chest.119.1.150
ISSN
0012-3692