caa a22 4500 467941211 CHVBK 20180406153013.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e20060301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00421-005-0105-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00421-005-0105-5 The physiological response of ankle systolic blood pressure and ankle to brachial index after maximal exercise in athletes is dependent on age [Elektronische Daten] [Alexis Le Faucheur, Bénédicte Desvaux, Philippe Bouyé, Vincent Jaquinandi, Jean Saumet, Pierre Abraham] The development of sports activities in the over forties has increased the number of middle-aged patients performing heavy-load exercise. The normal response of ankle systolic blood pressure (ASBP) and ankle to brachial index (ABI) to intense exercise is known in young athletes, but little is known for other age groups. Three groups of 21 athletes: <20 (G1), 20-40 (G2), and >40 (G3)years old, respectively, were studied. ASBP and brachial systolic blood pressure (BSBP) were measured simultaneously before and after an incremental maximal cycle ergometer test. Rest ABI was higher in G3 compared to G1 (P<0.001: ANOVA, Bonferroni). Compared to respective resting values, BSBP, at 1min of recovery, was increased for the three groups of age (P<0.001) whereas ASBP was unchanged for G1 and G2, and significantly increased for G3 (P<0.001). ASBP was significantly higher in G3 than in G1 and G2, ABI was lower in G1 and G2 compared to G3: 0.70±0.11, 0.76±0.09 and 0.91±0.14, respectively. This age-related ABI increase is consistent with the impaired vasodilator capacity observed in aging normal subjects but not with the decrease observed in ABI resting values in epidemiological studies. ABI is higher in older than in younger athletes at rest and after exercise. In aging athletes, aiming to detect mild to moderate arterial lesions, it is likely that normal limits defined in young athletes are not valid. Springer-Verlag, 2005 Arterial pressure nationallicence Athletes nationallicence Physiology nationallicence Cycle ergometer nationallicence Aging nationallicence Le Faucheur Alexis Laboratory for Vascular Investigations and Sports Medicine, University Hospital, 49033, Angers Cedex 01, France aut Desvaux Bénédicte Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, 49, rue des Perrins, 49136, Les Ponts de Cé, France aut Bouyé Philippe Laboratory for Vascular Investigations and Sports Medicine, University Hospital, 49033, Angers Cedex 01, France aut Jaquinandi Vincent Laboratory for Vascular Investigations and Sports Medicine, University Hospital, 49033, Angers Cedex 01, France aut Saumet Jean Laboratory for Vascular Investigations and Sports Medicine, University Hospital, 49033, Angers Cedex 01, France aut Abraham Pierre Laboratory for Vascular Investigations and Sports Medicine, University Hospital, 49033, Angers Cedex 01, France aut European Journal of Applied Physiology Springer-Verlag 96/5(2006-03-01), 505-510 1439-6319 96:5<505 2006 96 421 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-005-0105-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-005-0105-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Le Faucheur Alexis Laboratory for Vascular Investigations and Sports Medicine, University Hospital, 49033, Angers Cedex 01, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Desvaux Bénédicte Institute of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, 49, rue des Perrins, 49136, Les Ponts de Cé, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bouyé Philippe Laboratory for Vascular Investigations and Sports Medicine, University Hospital, 49033, Angers Cedex 01, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jaquinandi Vincent Laboratory for Vascular Investigations and Sports Medicine, University Hospital, 49033, Angers Cedex 01, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Saumet Jean Laboratory for Vascular Investigations and Sports Medicine, University Hospital, 49033, Angers Cedex 01, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Abraham Pierre Laboratory for Vascular Investigations and Sports Medicine, University Hospital, 49033, Angers Cedex 01, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Applied Physiology Springer-Verlag 96/5(2006-03-01), 505-510 1439-6319 96:5<505 2006 96 421 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer