OBJECTIVES: We sought to analyze the systemic effects of lower-limb exercise training (ET) on radial artery endothelial function in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). BACKGROUND: Local ET has the potential to improve local endothelial dysfunction in patients with CHF. However, it remains unclear whether the systemic effects can be achieved by local ET. METHODS:Twenty-two male patients with CHF were prospectively randomized to either ET on a bicycle ergometer (ET group, n = 11; left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] 26 +/- 3%) or an inactive control group (group C, n = 11; LVEF 24 +/- 2%). At the beginning of the study and after four weeks, endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilation of the radial artery was determined by intra-arterial infusion of acetylcholine (ACh-7.5, 15 and 30 microg/min) and nitroglycerin (0.2 mg/min). The mean internal diameter (ID) of the radial artery was assessed using a high resolution ultrasound system (NIUS-02, Asulab Research Laboratories, Neuchâtel, Switzerland) with a 10-MHz probe. RESULTS: After four weeks of ET, patients showed a significant increase in the baseline-corrected mean ID in response to ACh (30 microg/min), from 33 +/- 10 to 127 +/- 25 microm (p < 0.001 vs. control group at four weeks). In the control group, the response to ACh (30 microg/min) remained unchanged. Endothelium-independent vasodilation was similar in both groups at the beginning of the study and at four weeks. In the training group, increases in agonist-mediated, endothelium-dependent vasodilation correlated to changes in functional work capacity (r = 0.63, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In patients with stable CHF, bicycle ergometer ET leads to a correction of endothelial dysfunction of the upper extremity, indicating a systemic effect of local ET on endothelial function.
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OBJECTIVES: We sought to analyze the systemic effects of lower-limb exercise training (ET) on radial artery endothelial function in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). BACKGROUND: Local ET has the potential to improve local endothelial dysfunction in patients with CHF. However, it remains unclear whether the systemic effects can be achieved by local ET. METHODS: Twenty-two male patients with CHF were prospectively randomized to either ET on a bicycle ergometer (ET group, n = 11; left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] 26 +/- 3%) or an inactive control group (group C, n = 11; LVEF 24 +/- 2%). At the beginning of the study and after four weeks, endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilation of the radial artery was determined by intra-arterial infusion of acetylcholine (ACh-7.5, 15 and 30 microg/min) and nitroglycerin (0.2 mg/min). The mean internal diameter (ID) of the radial artery was assessed using a high resolution ultrasound system (NIUS-02, Asulab Research Laboratories, Neuchâtel, Switzerland) with a 10-MHz probe. RESULTS: After four weeks of ET, patients showed a significant increase in the baseline-corrected mean ID in response to ACh (30 microg/min), from 33 +/- 10 to 127 +/- 25 microm (p < 0.001 vs. control group at four weeks). In the control group, the response to ACh (30 microg/min) remained unchanged. Endothelium-independent vasodilation was similar in both groups at the beginning of the study and at four weeks. In the training group, increases in agonist-mediated, endothelium-dependent vasodilation correlated to changes in functional work capacity (r = 0.63, p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: In patients with stable CHF, bicycle ergometer ET leads to a correction of endothelial dysfunction of the upper extremity, indicating a systemic effect of local ET on endothelial function.
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