Physiological Responses to Maximal and Submaximal Walking in Patients with Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease.
Marcel da Rocha ChehuenAluisio Andrade-LimaNatan Silva JuniorRoberto MiyasatoRodrigo W Alves de SouzaAnthony LeichtPatricia Chakur BrumEdilamar Menezes OliveiraNelson WoloskerClaúdia Lúcia de Moraes ForjazPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2021)
In patients with symptomatic PAD, submaximal, but not maximal walking reduced post-exercise BP, while maximal walking maintained elevated cardiac overload during the recovery period. On the other hand, maximal and submaximal walking sessions similarly increased post-exercise HR, cardiac sympathovagal balance, and inflammation, while they did not change post-exercise NO bioavailability and oxidative stress.