Aortic and Systemic Arterial Stiffness Responses to Acute Exercise in Patients With Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Elevated arterial stiffness is a characteristic of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), and is associated with AAA growth and cardiovascular mortality. A bout of exercise transiently reduces aortic and systemic arterial stiffness in healthy adults. Whether the same response occurs in patients with AAA is unknown. The effect of moderate- and higher intensity exercise on arterial stiffness was assessed in patients with AAA and healthy adults.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - October 16, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Maria Perissiou, Tom G. Bailey, Mark Windsor, Kim Greaves, Michael C.Y. Nam, Fraser D. Russell, Jill O'Donnell, Rebecca Magee, Pankaj Jha, Karl Schulze, Anthony S. Leicht, Jonathan Golledge, Christopher D. Askew Source Type: research