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   <dc:title>Hemodynamic and cardiorespiratory responses to submaximal and maximal exercise in adults with Down syndrome</dc:title>
   <dc:creator>Oviedo, Guillermo R.</dc:creator>
   <dc:creator>Carbó-Carreté, Maria</dc:creator>
   <dc:creator>Guerra-Balic, Myriam</dc:creator>
   <dc:creator>Tamulevicius, Nauris</dc:creator>
   <dc:creator>Esquius, Laura</dc:creator>
   <dc:creator>Guàrdia Olmos, Joan</dc:creator>
   <dc:creator>Javierre, Casimiro</dc:creator>
   <dc:contributor>Universitat Ramon Llull. Facultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l'Educació i de l'Esport Blanquerna</dc:contributor>
   <dc:subject>Down, Síndrome de</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Pressió sanguínia</dc:subject>
   <dc:subject>Exercici cardiorespiratori</dc:subject>
   <dc:description>Introduction: The genetic disorder causing Down syndrome (DS) affects the&#xd;
cardiorespiratory and hemodynamic parameters. When exercising, sufficient&#xd;
blood flow is necessary for active muscles. Cardiac output (Q) must be&#xd;
proportional to the peripheral requirements. In case the stroke volume (SV)&#xd;
is lower, the heart rate (HR) will increase further in order to maintain an adequate&#xd;
blood flow in the active territories (HR compensatory response). People with DS&#xd;
have a lower HR response to maximal exercise. Nevertheless, the response of&#xd;
the hemodynamic and cardiorespiratory parameters during the submaximal&#xd;
phases of maximal exercise was not well studied.&#xd;
Objective: to evaluate cardiorespiratory and hemodynamic parameters 1)&#xd;
during submaximal and 2) maximal metabolic treadmill test in individuals&#xd;
with and without DS.&#xd;
Methods: fifteen adults with DS (age = 27.33 ± 4.98 years old; n = 12 males/&#xd;
3 females) and 15 adultswithout disabilities, matched by age and sex, participated in&#xd;
this cross-sectional study. Peak and submaximal cardiorespiratory and&#xd;
hemodynamic parameters were measured during a treadmill test. Linear mixedeffects&#xd;
models were used to analyse interactions between the variables. Post-hoc&#xd;
analyses were employed to assess within and between-group differences.&#xd;
Results: The DS group showed lower peak values for ventilation (VE), respiratory&#xd;
exchange ratio (RER), tidal volume (VT), ventilatory equivalent for O2 (VEqO2), endtidal&#xd;
partial pressure for O2 (PETO2), O2 uptake (VO2) andCO2 production (all p &lt; 0&#xd;
.050), Q, SV, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP,DBP), andHR (all p &lt; 0 .050).&#xd;
There were group-by-time interactions (all p &lt; 0 .050) for all ventilatory submaximal values. Significant group and time differences were observed for VE;&#xd;
RER; respiratory rate (RR); VEqO2; PETO2; VO2, and VT (all p &lt; 0 .050). There were&#xd;
also group-by-time interactions (all p &lt; 0 .050) and group and time differences for&#xd;
SBP, mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) and HR (all p &lt; 0.010).&#xd;
Conclusion: During submaximal exercise, we verified a compensatory response&#xd;
of HR, and greater VE and VO2 in the individuals with DS. In addition, we were&#xd;
able to observe that the DS group had a reduced SBP and MAP response to&#xd;
submaximal exercise. On the other hand, we found that adults with DS have&#xd;
lower peak hemodynamic and cardiorespiratory values, and a lower cardiac&#xd;
reserve. Further research is warranted to investigate the effects of these results&#xd;
on the general health of adults with DS and the impact of long-term exercise&#xd;
programs on these parameters.</dc:description>
   <dc:description>info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion</dc:description>
   <dc:date>2022-08</dc:date>
   <dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/article</dc:type>
   <dc:identifier>http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/3684</dc:identifier>
   <dc:identifier>https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.905795</dc:identifier>
   <dc:language>eng</dc:language>
   <dc:relation>Frontiers in Psychology, 2022, Vol. 13</dc:relation>
   <dc:relation>info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/PN I+D/DEP2017–86862-C2–1-R</dc:relation>
   <dc:relation>info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MCIU-AEI/PN I+D/PGC2018-095829-B-I00</dc:relation>
   <dc:relation>info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/URL i SUR del DEC/Projectes recerca PDI/2021-URL-Proj-042</dc:relation>
   <dc:rights>© L'autor/a</dc:rights>
   <dc:rights>Attribution 4.0 International</dc:rights>
   <dc:rights>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</dc:rights>
   <dc:rights>info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess</dc:rights>
   <dc:format>11</dc:format>
   <dc:publisher>Frontiers</dc:publisher>
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