Low-Intensity Resistance Training with Moderate Blood Flow Restriction Appears Safe and Increases Skeletal Muscle Strength and Size in Cardiovascular Surgery Patients: A Pilot Study

Low-Intensity Resistance Training with Moderate Blood Flow Restriction Appears Safe and Increases Skeletal Muscle Strength and Size in Cardiovascular Surgery Patients: A Pilot Study

We examined the safety and the effects of low-intensity resistance training (RT) with moderate blood flow restriction (KAATSU RT) on muscle strength and size in patients early after cardiac surgery. Cardiac patients (age 69.6 ± 12.6 years, <i>n</i> = 21, M = 18) were randomly assigned to...

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Main Authors: Hironaga Ogawa, Toshiaki Nakajima, Ikuko Shibasaki, Takahisa Nasuno, Hiroyuki Kaneda, Satoshi Katayanagi, Hayato Ishizaka, Yuta Mizushima, Azusa Uematsu, Tomohiro Yasuda, Hiroshi Yagi, Shigeru Toyoda, Tibor Hortobágyi, Takashi Mizushima, Teruo Inoue, Hirotsugu Fukuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
cardiac surgery
resistance exercise
muscle hypertrophy
cardiac rehabilitation
moderate blood flow restriction
KAATSU training
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/3/547

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