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Arterial Stiffness, Central Blood Pressure, and Cardiac Biomarkers in Long-Distance Walkers

Authors
Wátila Moura Sousa1, 2, Maicon Borges Euzébio1, 2, Priscila Valverde de Oliveira Vitorino1, Ana Luiza Sousa2, Thiago Veiga Jardim2, Paulo Cesar Veiga Jardim2, Antonio Coca3, Gonzalo Grazioli4, Eduardo Costa Duarte Barbosa5, *, Weimar Kunz Sebba Barroso2
1School of Social Sciences and Health Department, Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás, Goiás, Brazil
2Hypertension League and Post Graduation Program, Federal University of Goiás, Brazil
3Hypertension Unit – Hospital Clinic, Barcelona University, Barcelona, Spain
4Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain
5Hypertension Unit, Hypertension League, Porto Alegre, Brazil
*Corresponding author. Email: edubarbosa@terra.com.br
Corresponding Author
Eduardo Costa Duarte Barbosa
Received 19 October 2019, Accepted 1 November 2019, Available Online 18 November 2019.
DOI
10.2991/artres.k.191106.002How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Walking; vascular stiffness; cardiovascular physiological phenomena; arterial pressure
Abstract

The cardiovascular effects of long-distance and -duration activities and their relationship with arterial stiffness and cardiac biomarkers are still unclear. This study aimed to assess arterial stiffness and Central Blood Pressure (cBP) and correlate them with cardiac biomarkers in long-distance walkers (271 km in 4 days). This longitudinal study assessed Peripheral Systolic Blood Pressure (pSBP), Peripheral Diastolic Blood Pressure (pDBP), Central Systolic Blood Pressure (cSBP), Central Diastolic Blood Pressure (cDBP), Pulse-Wave Velocity (PWV), Central Pulse Pressure (cPP), Augmentation Index (AIx), and total vascular resistance, using the Mobil-O-Graph® device and biomarkers creatine kinase-MB, troponin T, and brain natriuretic peptide. All items were assessed 30 days before the event (A0) and at the end of the 1st (A1), 2nd (A2), 3rd (A3), and 4th (A4) days of walk. Data were analyzed using Stata Software and p-values < 0.05 were considered significant. This study included 25 men, with mean age of 46 ± 10.5 years and body mass index of 20.2 ± 2.3 kg/m2. pSBP level reduced from A0 (122.8 ± 2.2) to A1 (111.6 ± 2.1) (p = 0.004) and cSBP level reduced from A0 (110.2 ± 2.2) to A1 (101 ± 1.8) (p = 0.035). CK-MB enzyme correlated with PVR in both A1 (r = 0.445, p < 0.033) and A4 (r = 0.554, p < 0.006). Troponin T showed correlation at A4 with cSBP (r = 0.468, p < 0.024) and pSBP (r = 0.470, p < 0.023). There was no change in PWV. This study showed that this exercise modality did not cause harmful alterations related to arterial stiffness behavior.

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Artery Research
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25 - 1-2
Pages
71 - 76
Publication Date
2019/11/18
ISSN (Online)
1876-4401
ISSN (Print)
1872-9312
DOI
10.2991/artres.k.191106.002How to use a DOI?
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© 2019 Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology. Publishing services by Atlantis Press International B.V.
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