Fibrinolytic response to acute exercise in patients with peripheral arterial disease

Authors :: Womack, Christopher J.
Ivey, Frederick M.
Gardner, Andrew W.
Macko, Richard F.
Source :: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Feb, 2001, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p214, 6 p.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: This article investigates the effects of repetitive bouts of aerobic exercise on the fibrinolytic profile of peripheral arterial disease patients. Findings indicate that repeated sessions of submaximal treadmill walking significantly increased tissue plasminogen activator levels and decreased plasminogen activator inhibitor activity for over an hour after each exercise session.

Subjects :: Peripheral vascular diseases -- Physiological aspects
Tissue plasminogen activator -- Physiological aspects
Aerobic exercises -- Physiological aspects
Treadmill exercise tests -- Usage
Intermittent claudication -- Physiological aspects
Fibrinolysis -- Physiological aspects
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