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Cardiovascular Response to Exercise in Vertebrates: A Review

Version 1 : Received: 6 July 2023 / Approved: 7 July 2023 / Online: 7 July 2023 (15:39:26 CEST)
Version 2 : Received: 17 January 2024 / Approved: 17 January 2024 / Online: 17 January 2024 (13:19:38 CET)

How to cite: López-Román, A.; Jiménez-Herranz, E.; Calderón-Montero, F.J.; Ramos-Álvarez, J.J.; Gómez-Lucas, R. Cardiovascular Response to Exercise in Vertebrates: A Review. Preprints 2023, 2023070500. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0500.v1 López-Román, A.; Jiménez-Herranz, E.; Calderón-Montero, F.J.; Ramos-Álvarez, J.J.; Gómez-Lucas, R. Cardiovascular Response to Exercise in Vertebrates: A Review. Preprints 2023, 2023070500. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.0500.v1

Abstract

Exercise is the greatest stress for the cardiovascular system, not only for the human being but for the rest of vertebrates. For this reason, the cardiovascular response cannot be considered as only one “anthropocentric” meaning. The adjustment of cardiac output to exercise in the five large groups of vertebrates is highly variable. The response of the heart rate and the stroke volume as the main two basic factors that determine the increase in cardiac output is also highly variable. The difference in the range of heart rate is difficult to determine in many vertebrates, both at rest and maximum effort. The increase in stroke volume also differs among vertebrates. For example, while rainbow trout and leopard increase their stroke volume by increasing final diastolic volume (Frank Starling's law), humans do so at the expense of both increasing final diastolic volume and reducing final stroke volume (contractility). The variation in arterial pressure that occurs during exercise also differs considerably among vertebrates. Large differences in cardiovascular response between different vertebrates could be related to their habitat or living environment. This review aims to analyze the cardiovascular response to exercise, as the most common stress condition in vertebrates.

Keywords

vertebrates; arterial pressure; cardiac output; exercise; heart rate; stroke volume

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Anatomy and Physiology

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