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Is There a Role For Whole Body Vibration in Protecting Cardiovascular Disease?

Leonardo Zornoff et al. Marcos Ferreira Minicucci

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. In this context, it is well accepted that physical activity plays a critical role as a powerful therapeutic strategy for prevention and progression of cardiovascular disease, both in experimental models and in different clinical situations.^,

Whole body vibration training (WBV) is a new intriguing training program. Importantly, if vibration-induced protection is an effective method of exercise, it could be an alternative to exercise training especially for those who are unable to perform the traditional exercise. Therefore, the effects of WVB on different systems, including the cardiovascular system, has been investigated in recent years.

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Original Article

Whole-Body Vibration Training Increases Myocardial Salvage Against Acute Ischemia in Adult Male Rats

Shahnaz Shekarforoush et al. Mohammad Reza Naghii

Abstract

Background:

Whole body vibration training (WBV) is a new training program, which is safe and effective. It can be followed by the public. However, data on the safety and efficacy of vibration on myocardial ischemia reperfusion (IR) injury are lacking.

Objective:

To examine the effect of WBV on the tolerance of the myocardium to acute IR injury in an experimental rat model.

Methods:

Twenty-four male Wistar rats were divided into control and vibration groups. Vibration training consisted of vertical sinusoidal whole body vibration for 30 min per day, 6 days per week, for 1 or 3 weeks (WBV1 and WBV3 groups, respectively). All the rats were submitted to myocardial IR injury. Myocardial infarct size and ischemia-induced arrhythmias were assessed. Differences between variables were considered significant when p < 0.05.

Results:

No differences were observed between the groups regarding the baseline hemodynamic parameters. Infarct size was smaller in the experimental group (control, 47 ± 2%; WBV1, 39 ± 2%; WBV3, 37 ± 2%; p < 0.05, vs. control). Vibration produced a significant decrease in the number and duration of ventricular tachycardia (VT) episodes compared to the control value. All ventricular fibrillation (VF) episodes in the vibration groups were self-limited, while 33% of the rats in the control group died due to irreversible VF (p = 0.02).

Conclusion:

The data showed that vibration training significantly increased cardiac tolerance to IR injury in rats, as evidenced by reduction in the infarct size and cardiac arrhythmias, and by facilitating spontaneous defibrillation.