The Utility of High Intensity Interval Training to Improve Cognitive Aging in Heart Disease Patients.
Jenna L TaylorJill N BarnesBruce D JohnsonPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2022)
Adults with cardiovascular disease and heart failure are at higher risk of cognitive decline. Cerebral hypoperfusion appears to be a significant contributor, which can result from vascular dysfunction and impairment of cerebral blood flow regulation. In contrast, higher cardiorespiratory fitness shows protection against brain atrophy, reductions in cerebral blood flow, and cognitive decline. Given that high intensity interval training (HIIT) has been shown to be a potent stimulus for improving cardiorespiratory fitness and peripheral vascular function, its utility for improving cognitive aging is an important area of research. This article will review the physiology related to cerebral blood flow regulation and cognitive decline in adults with cardiovascular disease and heart failure, and how HIIT may provide a more optimal stimulus for improving cognitive aging in this population.
Keyphrases
- cognitive decline
- cerebral blood flow
- cardiovascular disease
- heart failure
- mild cognitive impairment
- end stage renal disease
- high intensity
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- left ventricular
- type diabetes
- atrial fibrillation
- virtual reality
- oxidative stress
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular risk factors
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- cardiovascular events
- multiple sclerosis
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- blood brain barrier
- computed tomography
- anti inflammatory
- brain injury
- cerebral ischemia
- resting state
- functional connectivity