Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) can detect improvements in arterial function following 6-months of marathon training

Background: Endurance training improves vascular function and skeletal  muscle perfusion. NIRS can measure changes in oxygenated haemoglobin (oxy-Hb) in the skeletal muscle microvascular bed. Therefore, combined with arterial occlusion, NIRS has the potential to assess microvascular function within skeletal muscle. However, NIRS measurements are strongly influenced by adipose tissue thickness (ATT) at the measurement site.
Source: Artery Research - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research