IM-IEEM Exercise Environ Med

2024

Attenuated peripheral oxygen extraction and greater cardiac output in women with posttraumatic stress disorder during exercise

D’Souza, A. W., Yoo, J. K., Bhai, S., Sarma, S., Anderson, E. H., Levine, B. D. & Fu, Q., 2024, In: Journal of applied physiology. 136, 1, p. 141-150 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Impact of maternal obesity on resting muscle sympathetic nerve activity during uncomplicated pregnancy: a longitudinal assessment

Hissen, S. L., Takeda, R., Badrov, M. B., Arias-Franklin, S., Patel, S., Nelson, D. B., Babb, T. G. & Fu, Q., Jan 2024, In: American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 326, 1, p. R10-R18

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Potential for reducing resting sympathetic nerve activity with new classes of glucose-lowering drugs in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Washio, T., Hissen, S. L., Takeda, R., Akins, J. D., Wakeham, D. J., Brazile, T., Hearon, C. M., MacNamara, J. P., Sarma, S., Levine, B. D., Fadel, P. J. & Fu, Q., Feb 2024, In: Clinical Autonomic Research. 34, 1, p. 223-226 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Sympathetic Neural Control at Rest and During the Cold Pressor Test in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Takeda, R., Hissen, S. L., Akins, J. D., Washio, T., Hearon, C. M., MacNamara, J. P., Sarma, S., Levine, B. D., Fadel, P. J. & Fu, Q., Apr 1 2024, In: Hypertension. 81, 4, p. 917-926 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

Age- and sex-related differences in sympathetic vascular transduction and neurohemodynamic balance in humans

D’Souza, A. W., Hissen, S. L., Manabe, K., Takeda, R., Washio, T., Coombs, G. B., Sanchez, B., Fu, Q. & Shoemaker, J. K., Oct 2023, In: American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 325, 4, p. H917-H932

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Blood pressure during ambulation: are noninvasive beat-by-beat finger measures and intermittent brachial measures comparable?

Washio, T., Krainski, F., Fu, Q. & Levine, B. D., Apr 2023, In: Clinical Autonomic Research. 33, 2, p. 197-199 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Cardiac remodeling in well-healed burn survivors after 6 months of unsupervised progressive exercise training

McKenna, Z. J., Moralez, G., Romero, S. A., Hieda, M., Huang, M., Cramer, M. N., Sarma, S., MacNamara, J. P., Jaffery, M. F., Atkins, W. C., Foster, J. & Crandall, C. G., Feb 1 2023, In: Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). 134, 2, p. 405-414 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Challenging the Hemodynamic Hypothesis in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Is Exercise Capacity Limited by Elevated Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure?

Sarma, S., Macnamara, J. P., Balmain, B. N., Hearon, C. M., Wakeham, D. J., Tomlinson, A. R., Hynan, L. S., Babb, T. G. & Levine, B. D., Jan 31 2023, In: Circulation. 147, 5, p. 378-387 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

18 Scopus citations

Characterizing regional and global effects of epicardial adipose tissue on cardiac systolic and diastolic function

Hearon, C. M., Reddy, S., Dias, K. A., Shankar, A., MacNamara, J., Levine, B. & Sarma, S., Jul 2023, In: Obesity. 31, 7, p. 1884-1893 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

1 Scopus citations

Differential regulation of sympathetic neural burst frequency and amplitude throughout normal pregnancy: a longitudinal study

D'Souza, A. W., Hissen, S. L., Okada, Y., Jarvis, S. S., Washio, T., Akins, J. D., Nelson, D. B. & Fu, Q., Feb 1 2023, In: American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology. 324, 2, p. R249-R259

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

1 Scopus citations

Effects of biological sex and oral contraception on the sympathetic neurocirculatory adjustments to static handgrip exercise in humans

Souza, A. W. D., Hissen, S. L., Manabe, K., Washio, T., Annis, M. C., Sanchez, B., Fu, Q. & Shoemaker, J. K., Nov 2023, In: American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 325, 5, p. R629-R644

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Effects of posture changes on dynamic cerebral autoregulation during early pregnancy in women with obesity and/or sleep apnea

Washio, T., Hissen, S. L., Takeda, R., Manabe, K., Akins, J. D., Sanchez, B., D’Souza, A. W., Nelson, D. B., Khan, S., Tomlinson, A. R., Babb, T. G. & Fu, Q., Apr 2023, In: Clinical Autonomic Research. 33, 2, p. 121-131 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Effects of Synchronizing Foot Strike and Cardiac Phase on Exercise Hemodynamics in Patients With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Within-Subjects Pilot Study to Fine-Tune Cardio-Locomotor Coupling for Heart Failure

Wakeham, D. J., Ivey, E., Saland, S. A., Lewis, J. S., Palmer, D., Morris, M., Bleich, J. L., Weyand, P. G., Brazile, T. L., Hearon, C. M., Sarma, S., MacNamara, J. P., Hieda, M. & Levine, B. D., Dec 19 2023, In: Circulation. 148, 25, p. 2008-2016 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Excess Pericardial Fat Is Related to Adverse Cardio-Mechanical Interaction in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

Zamani, S. K., Sarma, S., Macnamara, J. P., Hynan, L. S., Haykowsky, M. J., Hearon, C. M., Wakeham, D., Brazile, T., Levine, B. D., Zaha, V. G. & Nelson, M. D., Oct 31 2023, In: Circulation. 148, 18, p. 1410-1412 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Exercise Leg Blood Flow Is Preserved in Long-term Breast Cancer Survivors Previously Treated With Anthracycline Chemotherapy

Beaudry, R. I., Akins, J. D., Richey, R. E., Brothers, R. M., Nelson, M. D., Sarma, S., Tucker, W. J. & Haykowsky, M. J., Jan 1 2023, In: Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 43, 1, p. 61-65 5 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Greater resting muscle sympathetic nerve activity reduces cold pressor autonomic reactivity in older women but not older men

Akins, J. D., Okada, Y., Hendrix, J. M., Vongpatanasin, W. & Fu, Q., May 2023, In: American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 324, 5, p. R656-R665

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Hemodynamic Gain Index and Exercise Capacity in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Morales-Oyarvide, V., Richards, D., Hendren, N. S., Michelis, K., Chaikijurajai, T., MacNamara, J. P., Sarma, S., Farr, M. A., Drazner, M. H., Tang, W. H. W. & Grodin, J. L., Mar 1 2023, In: American Journal of Cardiology. 190, p. 17-24 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Muscle Sympathetic Action Potential Firing Patterns during Normotensive and Hypertensive Pregnancy: A Longitudinal Assessment

Badrov, M. B., Yoo, J. K., Hissen, S. L., D'Souza, A. W., Nelson, D. B., Shoemaker, J. K. & Fu, Q., Feb 14 2023, In: Circulation. 147, 7, p. 611-613 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Open Access

1 Scopus citations

Randomized Controlled Trial of Moderate-and High-Intensity Exercise Training in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Effects on Fitness and Cardiovascular Response to Exercise

Macnamara, J. P., Dias, K. A., Hearon, C. M., Ivey, E., Delgado, V. A., Saland, S., Samels, M., Hieda, M., Turer, A. T., Link, M. S., Sarma, S. & Levine, B. D., Oct 17 2023, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 12, 20, e031399.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

1 Scopus citations

Reducing Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure During Exercise Exacerbates Exertional Dyspnea in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Implications for V˙/Q˙ Mismatch

Balmain, B. N., Tomlinson, A. R., MacNamara, J. P., Hynan, L. S., Wakeham, D. J., Levine, B. D., Sarma, S. & Babb, T. G., Sep 2023, In: CHEST. 164, 3, p. 686-699 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

Response by Sarma and Levine to Letters Regarding Article, "challenging the Hemodynamic Hypothesis in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Is Exercise Capacity Limited by Elevated Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure?"

Sarma, S. & Levine, B. D., Aug 15 2023, In: Circulation. 148, 7, p. 620-621 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

SERCA2a Agonist Effects on Cardiac Performance During Exercise in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Sarma, S., MacNamara, J. P., Hieda, M., Howden, E. J., Lawley, J. S., Livingston, S., Samels, M. & Levine, B. D., Jul 2023, In: JACC: Heart Failure. 11, 7, p. 760-771 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

4 Scopus citations

Sympathetic Action Potential Firing and Recruitment Patterns Are Abnormal in Gestational Hypertension

Badrov, M. B., Yoo, J. K., Hissen, S. L., Nelson, D. B., Kevin Shoemaker, J. & Fu, Q., Feb 1 2023, In: Hypertension. 80, 2, p. 291-301 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

4 Scopus citations

Sympathetic and hemodynamic responses to exercise in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Manabe, K., D’Souza, A. W., Washio, T., Takeda, R., Hissen, S. L., Akins, J. D. & Fu, Q., 2023, In: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 10, 1148324.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review

Open Access

1 Scopus citations

The interactive effects of age and sex on the neuro-cardiovascular responses during fatiguing rhythmic handgrip exercise

D'Souza, A. W., Takeda, R., Manabe, K., Hissen, S. L., Washio, T., Coombs, G. B., Sanchez, B., Fu, Q. & Shoemaker, J. K., Jul 15 2023, In: Journal of Physiology. 601, 14, p. 2877-2898 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

5 Scopus citations

Ventilatory limitations in patients with HFpEF and obesity

Babb, T. G., Balmain, B. N., Tomlinson, A. R., Hynan, L. S., Levine, B. D., MacNamara, J. P. & Sarma, S., Dec 2023, In: Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology. 318, 104167.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2 Scopus citations

2022

1 Year HIIT and Omega-3 Fatty Acids to Improve Cardiometabolic Risk in Stage-A Heart Failure

Hearon, C. M., Dias, K. A., MacNamara, J. P., Hieda, M., Mantha, Y., Harada, R., Samels, M., Morris, M., Szczepaniak, L. S., Levine, B. D. & Sarma, S., Apr 2022, In: JACC: Heart Failure. 10, 4, p. 238-249 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

9 Scopus citations

Altered cardiac β1 responsiveness in hyperthermic older adults

Fischer, M., Moralez, G., Sarma, S., MacNamara, J. P., Cramer, M. N., Huang, M., Romero, S. A., Hieda, M., Shibasaki, M., Ogoh, S. & Crandall, C. G., Oct 2022, In: American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 323, 4, p. R581-R588

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Alveolar Dead Space Is Augmented During Exercise in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Balmain, B. N., Tomlinson, A. R., MacNamara, J. P., Hynan, L. S., Levine, B. D., Sarma, S. & Babb, T. G., Dec 2022, In: CHEST. 162, 6, p. 1349-1359 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

6 Scopus citations

Autonomic dysfunction and cardiovascular risk in post-traumatic stress disorder

Fu, Q., Jan 2022, In: Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical. 237, 102923.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

15 Scopus citations

Balancing Expectations: Rehabilitation in Frail, Obese Patients With Heart Failure

Sarma, S. & Brazile, T., Dec 2022, In: JACC: Heart Failure. 10, 12, p. 928-930 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Open Access

Cardiac mechanisms for low aerobic power in anthracycline treated, older, long-term breast cancer survivors

Beaudry, R. I., Haykowsky, M. J., MacNamara, J. P., Tucker, W. J., Rao, R., Haley, B. & Sarma, S., Dec 2022, In: Cardio-Oncology. 8, 1, 8.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

5 Scopus citations

Determinants of oxygen utilization in breast cancer: Similarities between heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Haykowsky, M. J., Kirkham, A. A., Li, T., Pituskin, E., Thompson, R. B., Paterson, D. I., Foulkes, S. J., Halle, M., Sarma, S., Howden, E., Nelson, M. D. & La Gerche, A., Sep 1 2022, In: Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 74, p. 45-52 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

6 Scopus citations

Editorial: Fundamental enrichment of ratio-based metrics in cardiology

Kerkhof, P. L. M. & Fu, Q., Aug 31 2022, In: Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 9, 1013194.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Open Access

1 Scopus citations

Estimating exercise PaCO2 in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Balmain, B. N., Tomlinson, A. R., MacNamara, J. P., Sarma, S., Levine, B. D., Hynan, L. S. & Babb, T. G., Jan 2022, In: Journal of applied physiology. 132, 1, p. 36-45 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

3 Scopus citations

Exercise

Bryarly, M., Fu, Q. & Levine, B. D., Jan 1 2022, Primer on the Autonomic Nervous System, Fourth Edition. Elsevier, p. 295-299 5 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Impaired sympathetic neural recruitment during exercise pressor reflex activation in women with post-traumatic stress disorder

D’Souza, A. W., Yoo, J. K., Takeda, R., Badrov, M. B., Anderson, E. H., Wiblin, J. I., North, C. S., Suris, A., Nelson, M. D., Shoemaker, J. K. & Fu, Q., Apr 2022, In: Clinical Autonomic Research. 32, 2, p. 115-129 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

6 Scopus citations

Isolated knee extensor exercise training improves skeletal muscle vasodilation, blood flow, and functional capacity in patients with HFpEF

Hearon, C. M., Samels, M., Dias, K. A., MacNamara, J. P., Levine, B. D. & Sarma, S., Aug 2022, In: Physiological Reports. 10, 15, e15419.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

6 Scopus citations

Limits to submaximal and maximal exercise in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

MacNamara, J. P., Dias, K. A., Hearon, C. M., Hieda, M., Turer, A. T., Link, M. S., Sarma, S. & Levine, B. D., Oct 1 2022, In: Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985). 133, 4, p. 787-797 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

3 Scopus citations

Neurocardiovascular Dysregulation During Orthostasis in Women With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

D'Souza, A. W., Yoo, J. K., Takeda, R., Badrov, M. B., Anderson, E. H., Washio, T., North, C. S., Suris, A., Nelson, M. D., Kevin Shoemaker, J. & Fu, Q., Nov 8 2022, In: Circulation. 146, 19, p. 1483-1485 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Open Access

2 Scopus citations

Physiological dead space during exercise in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Balmain, B. N., Tomlinson, A. R., MacNamara, J. P., Sarma, S., Levine, B. D., Hynan, L. S. & Babb, T. G., Mar 2022, In: Journal of applied physiology. 132, 3, p. 632-640 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

8 Scopus citations

Posture-related changes in sympathetic baroreflex sensitivity during normal pregnancy

Hissen, S. L., Takeda, R., Yoo, J. K., Badrov, M. B., Stickford, A. S. L., Best, S. A., Okada, Y., Jarvis, S. S., Nelson, D. B. & Fu, Q., Dec 2022, In: Clinical Autonomic Research. 32, 6, p. 485-495 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1 Scopus citations

Sex differences in autonomic function

Fu, Q., Jan 1 2022, Primer on the Autonomic Nervous System, Fourth Edition. Elsevier, p. 267-272 6 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

2021

Cardiac Effects of Repeated Weightlessness during Extreme Duration Swimming Compared with Spaceflight

MacNamara, J. P., Dias, K. A., Sarma, S., Lee, S. M. C., Martin, D., Romeijn, M., Zaha, V. G. & Levine, B. D., Apr 13 2021, In: Circulation. 143, 15, p. 1533-1535 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Open Access

9 Scopus citations

Cardiac Involvement in Athletes Recovering from COVID-19: A Reason for Hope

Sarma, S., Everett, B. M. & Post, W. S., Jul 27 2021, In: Circulation. 144, 4, p. 267-270 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

Open Access

9 Scopus citations

Central Command and the Regulation of Exercise Heart Rate Response in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

Sarma, S., Howden, E., Lawley, J., Samels, M. & Levine, B. D., Feb 23 2021, In: Circulation. 143, 8, p. 783-789 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

15 Scopus citations

Early sympathetic neural responses during a cold pressor test linked to pain perception

Huang, M., Yoo, J. K., Stickford, A. S. L., Moore, J. P., Hendrix, J. M., Crandall, C. G. & Fu, Q., Apr 2021, In: Clinical Autonomic Research. 31, 2, p. 215-224 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review