Table 1.
Heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and posterior cerebral artery blood flow velocity (PCAv) at resting baseline, and during static handgrip exercise and recovery or post-exercise muscle ischaemia (PEMI)
| Control trial | PEMI | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rest | Handgrip | Recovery | Rest | Handgrip | PEMI | |
| HR (bpm) | 65.0 ± 2.0 | 76.2 ± 2.6*† | 63.9 ± 2.1 | 63.8 ± 1.8 | 77.5 ± 2.5*† | 67.1 ± 2.6 |
| MAP (mmHg) | 86.6 ± 2.8 | 105.3 ± 4.0*† | 89.4 ± 3.2 | 88.0 ± 3.3 | 105.6 ± 4.4*† | 99.2 ± 3.4†‡ |
| PCAv (cm/s) | 32.2 ± 2.0 | 36.0 ± 2.4*† | 33.0 ± 2.1 | 33.3 ± 1.7 | 37.1 ± 2.1*† | 33.7 ± 2.1 |
Data are mean ± SE values
* p < 0.05 vs. resting baseline; † p < 0.05 vs. recovery period; ‡ p < 0.05 vs. control trial