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Exercise dosage to facilitate the recovery of balance, walking, and quality of life after stroke Universiteit Hasselt

Renaud AMANZONWE, Lisa Tedesco Triccas, Léopold Codjo, Dominique HANSEN, Peter FEYS, Oyene KOSSI
Background: Although aerobic training (AT) and resistance training (RT) are recommended after stroke, the optimal dosage of these interventions and their effectiveness on balance, walking capacity, and quality of life (QoL) remain conflicting. Objectives: Our study aimed to quantify the effects of different modes, dosages and settings of exercise therapy on balance, walking capacity, and QoL in stroke survivors. Method: PubMed, CINHAL, and ...

Understanding repolarization in the intracardiac unipolar electrogram: A long-lasting controversy revisited Universiteit Hasselt

Job STOKS, Laura R. Bear, Johan VIJGEN, Paul DENDALE, Ralf PEETERS, Paul G. A. Volders, Matthijs J. M. Cluitmans
Background: The optimal way to determine repolarization time (RT) from the intracardiac unipolar electrogram (UEG) has been a topic of debate for decades. RT is typically determined by either the Wyatt method or the "alternative method," which both consider UEG T-wave slope, but differently.Objective: To determine the optimal method to measure RT on the UEG.Methods: Seven pig hearts surrounded by an epicardial sock with 100 electrodes were ...

The power of movement: how physical activity can mitigate the risks of inadequate sleep Universiteit Hasselt

Sevda KIZILKILIC, Maarten FALTER, Paul DENDALE
This editorial refers to 'Joint association of physical activity and sleep duration with risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a population-based cohort study using accelerometry', by Y.Y. Liang et al., https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwad060. The cardiovascular health benefits of physical activity (PA) and healthy sleep duration are well established. 1,2 In the literature, however, findings on the interaction of objectively measured PA ...

A new tool for the assessment of readiness for digital health interventions Universiteit Hasselt

Martijn SCHERRENBERG, Maarten FALTER, Celine Bovin, Eline Leermakers, Amaryllis Dreezen, Juliette Sleurs, Toshiki Kaihara, Linqi XU, Mayke Van Leunen, Hareld Kemps, et al.
Background/Introduction: Our Western lifestyle is characterized by an irregular and poorly balanced dietary pattern and insufficient PA. Purpose: The digital health application PROTEIN, developed within the H2020-RI-project PROTEIN (https://protein-h2020.eu/), aims to engage people in a healthy, nutritionally sound and active lifestyle. To obtain information on acceptability, usability, feasibility and preliminary effectiveness, pilots are being ...

Pyridoxamine protects both cardiac function and improves glycaemic control in a rat model of diabetic cardiomyopathy: a pilot study Universiteit Hasselt

Sarah D'HAESE, Dorien DELUYKER, Lize EVENS, Eva Jaeken, Lisa Claes, Sibren HAESEN, Kristiaan Wouters, Casper Schalkwijk, Virginie BITO, Bert OP 'T EIJNDE, et al.
Conclusions: DGM is an automatic and fast tool to identify the mechanism underlying ATs and VTs from electroanatomical mapping data. DGM reduces subjectivity and aides the electrophysiologist in choosing the correct ablation target, therefore our software is capable of decreasing the time electrophysiologists spend on treating each case. DGM is still under development and rapidly improving in collaboration with electrophysiologists from multiple ...

Impact of COVID-19’s on Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Programs in Brazil: An Online Survey-Based Cross-Sectional Study Universiteit Hasselt

Iara Jardim, Mauricio Milani, Isac Castro, Dominique HANSEN, Marlus Karsten, Lawrence Cahalin, Graziella Cipriano, Gerson Cipriano
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on cardiovascular rehabilitation (CR) programs in Brazil. Objectives: To describe the characteristics of CR programs in Brazil, the impacts of the first epidemiological wave of COVID-19 (first 60 days) on the programs and present the initiatives used to overcome the impacts. Methods: This cross-sectional and retrospective study utilized a specific online survey. Participants were coordinators of CR ...

Oxygen Uptake Efficiency Slope in South American Healthy Adults COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE VALUES AND INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS Universiteit Hasselt

Juliana MILANI, Mauricio Milani, Graziella Franca Bernardelli Cipriano, Isac de Castro, Dominique HANSEN, Gerson Cipriano Junior
Purpose:The purpose of this study is to provide comprehensive reference values for oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES) in healthy adults. International heterogeneity was also explored through published databases. Methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted with treadmill cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) from a Brazilian healthy adult sample, in which absolute OUES and values normalized by weight and body surface area (BSA) were ...