Sarcopenia is associated with lower step count in patients with peripheral artery disease following endovascular treatment.

Introduction: Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) often complain of reduced physical activity (PA) despite improvements in intermittent claudication after successful endovascular treatment (EVT). Sarcopenia resulting from chronic ischemia can affect post-EVT PA levels.

Objective: This study aims to assess the association between sarcopenia and post-EVT PA levels.

Factors Associated With Changes in Objectively Measured Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity in Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: This study aimed to clarify factors affecting changes in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in patients 1 to 3 months after undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Methods: In this prospective cohort study, we enrolled patients aged <75 years who underwent PCI. MVPA was objectively measured using an accelerometer at 1 and 3 months after hospital discharge.

Mechanical ventilatory assistance may reduce dyspnea during walking especially in patients with impaired cardiopulmonary function early after cardiovascular surgery.

Background: To determine which patients effectively respond to ventilatory assistance (VA) and to examine the factors influencing patient response in patients who underwent cardiovascular (CV) surgery.

Methods: We conducted the first walking session after surgery either with or without VA in a randomized order. The patients walked with 3cmH2O of inspiratory pressure support.

Lack of effect of aerobic physical exercise on endothelium-derived nitric oxide concentrations in healthy young subjects.

Previous experimental research showed an attenuated vasoconstrictor response after acute exercise. This study aims to determine the effect of aerobic physical exercise on the endothelium-derived circulating nitric oxide (NO) concentrations among healthy young persons. A total of 10 subjects (5 men and 5 women) aged 21-28 were examined for the difference in concentrations of serum and plasma NO metabolites (NOx) before and after a single bout of aerobics, in which they performed cycling exercises at a constant workload corresponding to 90% of the subject-specific anaerobic threshold.