2022
Sympathetic Responses to Isometric Handgrip Exercise in Women following Preeclamptic Pregnancies
Orr H, Adler T, Leone C, Paidas M, Stachenfeld N, Usselman C. Sympathetic Responses to Isometric Handgrip Exercise in Women following Preeclamptic Pregnancies. The FASEB Journal 2022, 36 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.r4218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMuscle sympathetic nerve activityPost-exercise circulatory occlusionHand-grip exerciseElevated muscle sympathetic nerve activityHP womenMSNA responsesPreeclamptic pregnanciesBaseline muscle sympathetic nerve activityIsometric hand-grip exerciseSympathetic nerve activityIsometric handgrip exerciseTotal peripheral resistanceHG exerciseSympathetic dysregulationCardiovascular outcomesCirculatory occlusionHandgrip exerciseArterial pressureHealthy pregnancyNerve activityPE pregnanciesPeripheral resistanceGrip exercisePE womenCardiovascular disease
2020
A recent history of preeclampsia is associated with elevated central pulse wave velocity and muscle sympathetic outflow
Usselman CW, Adler TE, Coovadia Y, Leone C, Paidas MJ, Stachenfeld NS. A recent history of preeclampsia is associated with elevated central pulse wave velocity and muscle sympathetic outflow. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2020, 318: h581-h589. PMID: 32004082, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00578.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMuscle sympathetic nerve activitySympathetic nerve activityArterial stiffnessBaroreflex sensitivityPreeclamptic womenUncomplicated pregnanciesNerve activityBlood pressureCardiovascular diseaseCentral pulse wave velocityCardiovagal baroreflex sensitivityElevated arterial stiffnessMuscle sympathetic outflowElevated cardiovascular riskHistory of preeclampsiaNormal blood pressurePeripheral arterial stiffnessSympathetic baroreflex sensitivitySympathetic nervous systemPulse wave velocityHigher MSNACardiovascular dysregulationSympathetic outflowCardiovascular riskNormal pregnancy