title: Reply to "Letter to the editor: Applying the blood flow restriction pressure: the elephant in the room".
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan; Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; mds@msu.edu.
authors.forename: Marty D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Spranger
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan;
authors.forename: Abhinav C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan;
authors.forename: Phillip D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan;
authors.forename: Donal S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: O'Leary
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Care Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; and Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000098:blood supply*; D012018:Reflex / Q000502:physiology*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D055070:Resistance Training / Q000379:methods*; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014111:Tourniquets / Q000009:adverse effects*