1. Cardiac Effects of a Rowing Training Program in Breast Cancer Survivors
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Ismael Gálvez-Fernández, José Carlos Fernández-García, Juan Gavala-González, Pere Mercadé-Melé, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Educación Física y Deporte, [Gavala-Gonzalez, Juan] Univ Seville, Dept Phys Educ & Sports, Seville 41013, Spain, [Galvez-Fernandez, Ismael] Univ Malaga, Dept Didact Languages Arts & Sport, Andalucia Tech, IBIMA, Malaga 29010, Spain, [Carlos Fernandez-Garcia, Jose] Univ Malaga, Dept Didact Languages Arts & Sport, Andalucia Tech, IBIMA, Malaga 29010, Spain, [Mercade-Mele, Pere] Univ Malaga, Dept Stat & Econometr, Andalucia Tech, Malaga 29010, Spain, 'Researching in Sport Sciences' research group of the Andalusian Research Plan, [Gavala-González,J] Department of Physical Education and Sports, University of Seville, Seville, Spain. [Gálvez-Fernández,I, Fernández-García,JC] Department of Didactics of Languages, Arts and Sport, University of Malaga, Andalucía-Tech, IBIMA, Malaga, Spain. [Mercadé-Melé,P] Department of Statistics and Econometrics, University of Malaga, Andalucía-Tech, Malaga, Spain., and This research was funded by the 'Researching in Sport Sciences' research group (CTS-563) of the Andalusian Research Plan.
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Calidad de vida ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Geography, Planning and Development ,Rowing ,physical activity ,Renewable energy sources ,Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings] ,0302 clinical medicine ,Supervivientes de cáncer ,GE1-350 ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Mastectomy ,education.field_of_study ,Environmental effects of industries and plants ,Metaanalysis ,Ejercicio físico ,Health ,Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena::Social Sciences::Quality of Life [Medical Subject Headings] ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,Neoplasias de la mama ,Cardiology ,Quality of life ,Risk ,Cardiac function curve ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Population ,Diastole ,TJ807-830 ,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law ,TD194-195 ,rowing training ,Dragon boat ,breast cancer survivor ,Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Surgical Procedures, Operative::Mastectomy::Mastectomy, Simple [Medical Subject Headings] ,03 medical and health sciences ,Internal medicine ,Phenomena and Processes::Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena::Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena::Hemodynamics::Blood Pressure [Medical Subject Headings] ,Heart rate ,Anatomy::Cardiovascular System [Medical Subject Headings] ,medicine ,Aerobic exercise ,Women ,Training effects ,Mastectomía ,education ,Exercise ,Diseases::Neoplasms::Neoplasms by Site::Breast Neoplasms [Medical Subject Headings] ,Physical activity ,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,business.industry ,Breast cancer survivor ,Environmental sciences ,Blood pressure ,Check Tags::Female [Medical Subject Headings] ,Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Surgical Procedures, Operative::Mastectomy [Medical Subject Headings] ,Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Physical Examination::Vital Signs::Heart Rate [Medical Subject Headings] ,Physical-activity ,business ,Rowing training ,training effects - Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine whether a rowing training program could improve cardiac function in women (n = 28) with the mean age of 52.30 ± 3.78 years who survived breast cancer (stage 1: 4.55%, 2: 36.36%, 3: 54.54%, and 4: 4.55%) diagnosed 4.68 ± 3.00 years previously and underwent subsequent surgery (preservation: 56.52%, total mastectomy: 39.13%, and double mastectomy: 4.35%). Participants completed a 12-week training program consisting of three weekly sessions lasting 60–90 min with a progressive intensity increase according to the Börg scale. The assessments performed were blood pressure and pulse measurements both at rest and after performing the six-minute walk test to collect data on cardiac behavior and aerobic performance. The results showed statistically significant differences in cardiovascular system efficiency measured on the basis of heart rate both before (−12.63 ± 14.68 bpm) and after the six-minute walk test (−11.46 ± 28.39 bpm), increase in the distance achieved in the aerobic endurance test (51.56 ± 48.26 m) as well as decrease in diastolic (−13.6 ± 7.85 mm Hg) and systolic (−6.60 ± 9.10 mm Hg) blood pressure. These results suggest that rowing training programs could be a strategy to consider in this population for the benefits observed in heart rate, blood pressure and aerobic performance, which would lead to improved general health and quality of life.
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- 2021