In the authors' words
“In late postmenopausal women, vascular function assessed by femoral-arterial infusion of acetylcholine was not improved after 10 weeks of floorball training, but acetylcholine-induced prostacyclin formation and blood pressure were substantially improved.”
What was measured
- Fitness Reported an improvement
- Blood pressure Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Before-and-after study
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal
- How many
- 10
- How long
- 10 weeks
- Exercise
- High-intensity intervals
- Cited
- 7 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 32474682
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