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Intra- and extracranial artery blood velocity during a sudden blood pressure decrease in humans

E Savin1, J Siegelova, B Fisher

  • 1Département de Physiologie, Faculté de Médecine Lariboisière, St Louis, Paris, France.

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology
|January 1, 1997
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Cerebral blood flow rapidly adjusts to blood pressure drops, while blood flow in arteries outside the brain shows a delayed response. This highlights the brain

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Physiology
  • Cardiovascular Science

Background:

  • Cerebral blood flow regulation is crucial for brain function.
  • Understanding the dynamic response of cerebral and extracranial blood flow to acute blood pressure changes is important.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the immediate and short-term cerebrovascular and extracranial arterial blood velocity responses to a controlled, acute reduction in mean arterial blood pressure in healthy individuals.

Main Methods:

  • Ten healthy men underwent a rapid 10-mmHg decrease in mean arterial blood pressure induced by thigh cuffs.
  • Doppler ultrasound measured mean blood velocity in the middle cerebral artery (MCAmv), superficial temporal artery (TSAmv), and common carotid artery blood flow (CCAbf).

Main Results:

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  • A rapid decrease in MCAmv and CCAbf was observed immediately following the blood pressure drop, with both returning to baseline within 5 seconds.
  • TSAmv showed a significant decrease that persisted longer than cerebral blood flow measures.
  • Heart rate remained unchanged initially but increased as blood pressure and TSAmv gradually returned to baseline.

Conclusions:

  • Cerebral blood flow autoregulation is highly effective and rapid, quickly compensating for acute blood pressure fluctuations.
  • Extracranial arterial blood flow regulation is slower, demonstrating a more prolonged response to systemic blood pressure changes.