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Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Modulates Prefrontal Cortex Oxygenation During Submaximal Exercise Testing In Cardiovascular Disease Patients

Document Type

Article

Keywords

Aerobic exercise, Cardiac rehabilitation, Cardiovascular disease, Oxygenation, Prefrontal cortex

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Behavioral Sciences

Volume

10

Issue

6

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate if prefrontal cortex (PFC) oxygenation during incremental exercise is altered among cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients who completed 6 weeks of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Nineteen (male = 14, female = 5; 65.5 ± 11.5 years) participants from an outpatient CR program were enrolled in the study. Each participant completed a submaximal graded treadmill evaluation at intake and again upon completion of 18 individualized CR sessions. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) imaging was used to measure left- and right- PFC (LPFC and RPFC) oxygenation parameters during the submaximal exercise evaluations. Patients showed improvements in cardiorespiratory capacity (pre 5.5 ± 2.5 vs. post 6.9 ± 2.8 metabolic equivalents (METs)). A significant decrease in LPFC and RPFC oxygenation was observed during the post-CR exercise test compared to pre-CR. CVD patients enrolled in 6 weeks of CR showed significant improvements in functional capacity along with decreased cortical oxygenation during submaximal exercise. Exercise training may cause distribution of cortical resources to motor regions that support sustained exercise.

Original Publication Date

6-23-2020

DOI of published version

10.3390/BS10060104

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

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