Short-term remote ischemic preconditioning is not associated with improved blood pressure and exercise capacity in young adults

Laura Banks, Greg D. Wells, Nadia A. Clarizia, Emilie Jean-St-Michel, Adam L. McKillop, Andrew N. Redington, Brian W. McCrindle
2016 Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism  
Purpose: We sought to determine whether a 9-day remote ischemic preconditioning (IPC) causes improvements in exercise performance, energetics, and blood pressure. Results: Ten participants (mean age=24±4years) had no changes in aerobic capacity (pre-intervention: 38±10ml/kg/min vs. post-intervention: 38±10ml/kg/min), blood pressure (pre-intervention: 112±7/66±6mmHg vs. post-intervention: 112±10/62±5mmHg), cardiac phosphocreatinine-to-adenosine-triphosphate ratio (preintervention: 2.1±0.5 vs.
more » ... t-intervention: 2.3±0.4), and post-exercise skeletal muscle phosphocreatine recovery (pre-intervention: 34±11seconds vs. post-intervention: 31±11seconds). Conclusions: Short-term remote IPC may be ineffective in improving these outcomes.
doi:10.1139/apnm-2016-0024 pmid:27439445 fatcat:cffosefsrvhlzddy5pkfjae6ga