1997
DOI: 10.1042/cs0920175
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Isometric Contraction of Arm Flexor Muscles as a Method of Evaluating Cardiac Vagal Tone in Man

Abstract: 1. We have previously shown that brief voluntary isometric contractions of upper arm flexor muscles performed for one respiratory cycle elicit a significant decrease in the R-R interval. The present study was designed to determine if similar changes are produced by non-voluntary electrically evoked contractions and, if so, to establish the consistency and repeatability of the associated changes in the R-R interval. 2. The heart rate (R-R interval) response to voluntary or non-voluntary brief isometric contract… Show more

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“…It is known from previous studies that muscle contraction in man causes an immediate withdrawal of vagal influence on the chronotropic control of the heart, since it is blocked by atropine [12,15,19]. This effect has been previously exploited in our laboratory, in order to look at the actions of 60 % MVC muscle contractions upon cardiac vagal tone, in the absence of respiratory variations in cardiac vagal outflow [4].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
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“…It is known from previous studies that muscle contraction in man causes an immediate withdrawal of vagal influence on the chronotropic control of the heart, since it is blocked by atropine [12,15,19]. This effect has been previously exploited in our laboratory, in order to look at the actions of 60 % MVC muscle contractions upon cardiac vagal tone, in the absence of respiratory variations in cardiac vagal outflow [4].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 95%
“…Respiratory movements were recorded from a strain gauge placed around the chest at the level of the base of the sternum. In addition isometric force produced by contractions of the elbow flexors was measured using a strain gauge with the arm held firmly in place in a frame so that the forearm was at right angles to the upper arm as described previously [2,4].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Estudos demonstram que tanto a contração, como o alongamento do músculo esquelético, ativa fibras nervosas aferentes, no indivíduo normal, ocasionando um aumento da frequência cardíaca (FC) por diminuição do tônus vagal cardíaco, levando assim a uma diminuição da VFC 19 .…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Pokazano je da grupa izdržljivosti ima značajno niže vrednosti srčane frekvencije u miru u odnosu na preostale tri grupe. S obzirom na niže vrednosti srčane frekvencije u miru, a bez značajne razlike u maksimalnoj srčanoj frekvenciji, sportisti koji vežbaju izdržljivost imaju veći raspon za povećanje u toku fizičke aktivnosti, označen kao rezerva srčane frekvencije (24). Osim toga, oporavak srčane frekvencije u prvom minutu nakon maksimalnog fizičkog opterećenja značajno je brži u grupi izdržljivosti u odnosu na preostale tri grupe.…”
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