title: The effects of low-intensity single-leg exercise on regional arterial stiffness.
abstract: We examined the effect of low-intensity single-leg exercise (20 or 30 watt, 5 min) on pulse wave velocity from the femoral to the ankle arteries in 18 young men. After the exercise, the velocity significantly decreased in the exercised leg, but not in the counterpart, suggesting that the decrease in arterial stiffness in the exercised leg was induced mainly by exercise-related regional factors.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Human Science and Biomedical Engineering, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, 305-8564 Japan.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sugawara
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otsuki
authors.forename: Takumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kuno
authors.forename: Ryuichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ajisaka
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000502:physiology; D004548:Elasticity; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male