Cardiovascular Health and Respiratory Training Study
Lab News
Student research assistant, Micaela Gamez, presents on her work on "The Acute Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training on Arterial Stiffness."
Research Professional, Lupita Ramos-Barrera, presents to 3-6th graders at Rivera Elementary School on what it means to be a scientist!
August 4, 2022
5 Deep Breathing Exercises to Try When You Really Need a Minute
Ease stress and anxiety with the eldest trick in the book.
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August 3, 2021
College of Medicine - Tucson Clinical Trial to Study a Simple Breathing Exercise for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
A new clinical trial will assess the impact of inspiratory muscle training on blood pressure in adults with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension.
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June 29, 2021
5-minute breathing workout lowers blood pressure as much as exercise, drugs
Working out just five minutes daily via a practice described as “strength training for your breathing muscles” lowers blood pressure and improves some measures of vascular health as well as, or even more than, aerobic exercise or medication, new CU Boulder research shows.
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Publications
Inspiratory muscle strength training lowers blood pressure and sympathetic activity in older adults with OSA: a randomized controlled pilot trial
Ramos-Barrera GE, DeLucia CM, Bailey EF
Daily inspiratory muscle training lowers blood pressure and vascular resistance in healthy men and women
DeLucia CM, De Asis RM, Bailey EF
Inspiratory Muscle Training Improves Sleep and Mitigates Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Vranish JR, Bailey EF
Daily respiratory training with large intrathoracic pressures, but not large lung volumes, lowers blood pressure in normotensive adults
Vranish JR, Bailey EF.v
Six Months of Inspiratory Muscle Training to Lower Blood Pressure and Improve Endothelial Function in Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Above-Normal Blood Pressure and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Protocol for the CHART Clinical Trial
Tavoian, Dallin, et al.
Acute cardiovascular responses to a single bout of high intensity inspiratory muscle strength training in healthy young adults
DeLucia CM, DeBonis DR, Schwyhart SM, Bailey EF.
Time‐Efficient Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training Lowers Blood Pressure and Improves Endothelial Function, NO Bioavailability, and Oxidative Stress in Midlife/Older Adults With Above‐Normal Blood Pressure
Craighead, Daniel H., et al.
Dr. Fiona Bailey was asked to speak at "The Executive Breakfast in Red" sponsored by the American Heart Association (AHA) of Southern Arizona. This event was part of the AHA's Go Red campaign dedicated to reducing death and disease in women. Dr. Bailey presented on the Bailey Laboratory's NIH funded clinical trial focusing on improving cardiovascular health with a novel exercise training.