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Int J Sports Med 2021; 42(12): 1113-1121
DOI: 10.1055/a-1393-6472
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Cardiac Autonomic Modulation of Heart Rate Recovery in Children with Spina Bifida

Marisa Maia Leonardi-Figueiredo
1   Departamento Ciências da Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
,
Gabriela Barroso de Queiroz Davoli
1   Departamento Ciências da Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
,
Amanda Evangelista Avi
1   Departamento Ciências da Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
,
Julio Cesar Crescêncio
2   Departamento Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
,
Silvia Cristina Moura-Tonello
3   Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
,
Paulo Henrique Manso
4   Departamento de Puericultura e Pediatria, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
,
Lourenço Gallo Júnior
5   Departamento de Medicina Social, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
,
Edson Zangiacomi Martinez
5   Departamento de Medicina Social, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
,
Aparecida Maria Catai
3   Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil
,
Ana Claudia Mattiello-Sverzut
1   Departamento Ciências da Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
› Author Affiliations Funding Information The Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo – FAPESP financed this research (process number: 2019/22718-7 and 2017/17596-4). The Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico financed this research (process number: 309058/2018-0). The Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior financed this research (process number: 001).
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Correction: Cardiac Autonomic Modulation of Heart Rate Recovery in Children with Spina BifidaInt J Sports Med 2021; 42(12): e10-e10
DOI: 10.1055/a-2148-6996

Abstract

We aimed to analyse cardiac autonomic control by assessing the post-exercise heart rate recovery (HRR) and physical fitness in children and adolescents with spina bifida (SB), compared to participants with typical development. A total of 124 participants, 42 with spina bifida (SB group) and 82 typical developmental controls (CO group) performed the arm cranking exercise test with a gas analysis system. HRR was determined at the first (HRR_1) and second (HRR_2) minute at recovery phase. Data are shown as [mean difference (95% CI)]. The SB group showed reduced HR reserve [14.5 (7.1–22.0) bmp, P<0.01], slower HRR_1 [12.4 (7.4–17.5) bpm, P<0.01] and HRR_2 [16.3 (10.6–21.9) bpm; P<0.01], lower VO2peak [VO2peak relative: 7.3 (4.2–10.3) mL·min−1·kg−1, P<0.01; VO2peak absolute: 0.42 (0.30–0.54) L·min−1, P<0.01], and lower O2 pulse [2.5 (1.8–3.2) mL·bpm, P<0.01] and ventilatory responses [13.5 (8.8–18.1) L·min−1, P<0.01] than the CO group. VE/VO2 was not different between groups [−2.82 (−5.77– −0.12); P=0.06], but the VE/VCO2 [−2.59 (−4.40–0.78); P<0.01] and the values of the anaerobic threshold corrected by body mass [−3.2 (−5.8– −0.6) mL·min−1·kg−1, P=0.01] were higher in the SB group than in the CO group. We concluded that children and adolescents with SB have reduced physical fitness and a slower HRR response after maximal effort.

Key words

autonomic nervous system - oxygen uptake - aerobic exercise - upper limbs - wheelchair

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