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J Appl Physiol 58: 1909-1913, 1985;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 58, Issue 6 1909-1913, Copyright © 1985 by American Physiological Society

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Effects of exhaustive submaximal exercise on cardiovascular function during sleep

D. E. Bunnell, W. C. Bevier and S. M. Horvath

The influence of an afternoon bout of exhaustive submaximal exercise on cardiovascular function and catecholamine excretion during sleep was examined in five female and four male subjects. Subjects walked on a treadmill for successive 50-min periods at 50, 60, and 70% maximal O2 consumption, separated by 10-min rest periods. Exercise terminated with volitional exhaustion. Following an adaptation night, electroencephalographic and impedance cardiographic measures were obtained during three successive nights of sleep, with exercise preceding night 3. Relative to the base-line night (night 2), exhaustive exercise resulted in a sustained elevation of heart rate and cardiac output throughout the entire night's sleep. The magnitude of these elevations was unaffected by sleep stage but decreased over the night. The typical pattern of circadian decline in cardiac output was unaltered. However, the decline in heart rate with sleep onset was greater on the exercise night. Changes in impedance dZ/dt and R-Z interval suggested an enhanced myocardial contractility during the first 3 h of sleep postexercise. Analysis of morning urine samples revealed that in seven of nine subjects norepinephrine excretion increased, epinephrine excretion decreased, and dopamine excretion was unchanged during sleep on the exercise night. It is suggested that these cardiac changes reflect a sustained increase in myocardial beta-receptor activity.


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