Cardiovascular control during exercise: insights from spinal cord-injured humans

Flemming Dela, Thomas Mohr, Christina M R Jensen, Hanne Haahr, Niels H Secher, Fin Biering-Sørensen, Michael Kjaer

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Abstract

We studied the role of the central nervous system, neural feedback from contracting skeletal muscles, and sympathetic activity to the heart in the control of heart rate and blood pressure during 2 levels of dynamic exercise.
Original languageEnglish
JournalCirculation
Volume107
Issue number16
Pages (from-to)2127-33
Number of pages7
ISSN0009-7322
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003

Keywords

  • Blood Pressure
  • Central Nervous System
  • Exercise
  • Heart
  • Heart Rate
  • Humans
  • Leg
  • Movement
  • Muscle Contraction
  • Muscle, Skeletal
  • Paraplegia
  • Quadriplegia
  • Regional Blood Flow
  • Respiration
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Stroke Volume
  • Sympathetic Nervous System
  • Vascular Resistance

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