121027 20240319081000.0 doi 10.1080/02640414.2021.1986276 sideral 126281 ART-2022-126281 eng Calleja Romero A. (orcid)0000-0002-5625-7863 Acute effects of long-distance races on heart rate variability and arterial stiffness: A systematic review and meta-analysis 2022 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted This study systematically reviewed and quantified the effects of running a long-distance race (LDR) on heart rate variability (HRV) and arterial stiffness (AS). All types of races of a distance equal to or greater than a marathon (=42.2 km) were included. A total of 2, 220 articles were identified, 52 were included in the qualitative analysis, and 48 were meta-analysed. The standardised mean difference pre- and post-race of various time-domain and frequency-domain indices of HRV, mean arterial blood pressure (MAP), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) was calculated. Regarding HRV, there was a significant decrease in most of the variables considered as markers of parasympathetic activity, indicating a shift of autonomic balance towards a reduced vagal tone. Regarding vascular variables, there was a significant drop in blood pressure and reduced AS. In conclusion, running an LDR seems to have a considerable acute effect on the autonomic nervous system, haemodynamics, and vascular properties. The observed effects could be categorised within the expected acute responses to long-lasting, strenuous exercise. © 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 3.4 2022 SPORT SCIENCES 20 / 87 = 0.23 2022 Q1 T1 1.141 2022 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2022 Q1 Sports Science 2022 Q1 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2022 Q1 6.5 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion Vicente Rodríguez G. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-4303-4097 Garatachea Vallejo, N. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-8374-9081 1006 245 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Educación Física y Depor. 40, 3 (2022) J. sports sci. Journal of Sports Sciences 0264-0414 2340199 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/121027/files/texto_completo.pdf Preprint 963687 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/121027/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Preprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:121027 articulos driver 2024-03-18-14:07:13 ARTICLE