Forearm blood flow in individuals with CHF and age-matched healthy volunteers : a study and historical review Patterson, Jeremy, Selig, Steve, Toia, Deidre, Bamroongsuk, Voramont and Hare, David 2007, Forearm blood flow in individuals with CHF and age-matched healthy volunteers : a study and historical review, Journal of exercise physiology online, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 1-15. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads selig-forearmbloodflow-2007.pdf Published version application/pdf 167.37KB 245 Title Forearm blood flow in individuals with CHF and age-matched healthy volunteers : a study and historical review Author(s) Patterson, Jeremy Selig, Steve orcid.org/0000-0003-4159-5111 Toia, Deidre Bamroongsuk, Voramont Hare, David Journal name Journal of exercise physiology online Volume number 10 Issue number 5 Start page 1 End page 15 Publisher American Society of Exercise Physiologists Place of publication Duluth, Minn. Publication date 2007-10 ISSN 1097-9751 Keyword(s) chronic heart failure venous occlusion plethysmography basal blood flow ACE inhibitors isometric exercise Summary This study examined forearm blood flow (FBF) in individuals with chronic heart failure (CHF) at rest, moderate exercise, and following limb occlusion. FBF was measured by venous occlusion plethysmography in CHF patients (n = 43) and healthy age-matched volunteers (n = 8) at rest and during exercise consisting of intermittent isometric hand squeezing at 15, 30, and 45% of maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). Peak vasodilatory capacity was also determined following the release of an occluding arm cuff. FBF was lower in CHF patients during exercise and during peak reactive hyperemia (PRH) compared to healthy volunteers, but there was no significant difference between groups at rest. Peak vasodilatory capacity was significantly higher in healthy volunteers than the CHF group ((30.6 ± 8.6 ml±100 mL-1±min-1 and 18.3 ± 6.9 ml±100 mL-1±min-1, respectively). Local blood flow stimulation in response to exercise or limb occlusion is reduced in individuals with CHF, however, there was no difference in resting flows between the two groups, suggesting vasodilatory medication may restore resting blood flow to healthy values. Notes Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner. Language eng Field of Research 119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2007, American Society of Exercise Physiologists Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30033432 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 15:00:17 EST Wed, 04 May 2011, 09:47:08 EST Wed, 04 May 2011, 09:48:07 EST Wed, 03 Aug 2011, 09:52:04 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 16:42:59 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 10:48:17 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:19:59 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 2 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 458 Abstract Views, 245 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 16 Mar 2011, 15:00:17 EST