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  1. Physical Literacy, Physical Activity, and Health Indicators in School-Age Children

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Maureen MacDonald

  2. Time-efficient physical training for enhancing cardiovascular function in midlife and older adults: promise and current research gaps

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, November 2019, American Physiological Society

    Maureen MacDonald

  3. Retrograde shift in carotid artery longitudinal wall motion after one-year follow-up in children

    Article • Atherosclerosis, September 2019, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald

  4. Associations between carotid artery longitudinal wall motion and arterial stiffness indicators in young children

    Article • Atherosclerosis, June 2019, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald

  5. Long-term Enrollment in Cardiac Rehabilitation Benefits Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Skeletal Muscle Strength in Men With Cardiovascular Disease

    Article • Canadian Journal of Cardiology, May 2019, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald

  6. Peripheral artery endothelial function responses to altered shear stress patterns in humans

    Article • Quarterly Journal of Experimental Physiology and Cognate Medical Sciences, April 2019, Wiley

    Maureen MacDonald

  7. Effect of heat stress on vascular outcomes in humans

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, March 2019, American Physiological Society

    Maureen MacDonald

  8. Peak oxygen uptake measured during a perceptually-regulated exercise test is reliable in community-based manual wheelchair users

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, December 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Maureen MacDonald, Roger Eston

  9. An assessment of intra-individual variability in carotid artery longitudinal wall motion: recommendations for data acquisition

    Article • Physiological Measurement, August 2018, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Maureen MacDonald

  10. Horizon Meeting on Cardiovascular Physiology:Dedicated to Dr. Mike Sharratt

    Article • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, July 2018, Canadian Science Publishing

    Maureen MacDonald

  11. Brachial artery endothelial function is unchanged after acute sprint interval exercise in sedentary men and women

    Article • Quarterly Journal of Experimental Physiology and Cognate Medical Sciences, May 2018, Wiley

    Ninette Shenouda, Maureen MacDonald

  12. Brachial artery endothelial function is stable across a menstrual and oral contraceptive pill cycle, but lower in premenopausal women than age-matched men

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, May 2018, American Physiological Society

    Ninette Shenouda, Maureen MacDonald

  13. The effect of sex, menstrual cycle phase, and monophasic oral contraceptive pill use on local and central arterial stiffness in young adults

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, April 2018, American Physiological Society

    Ninette Shenouda, Maureen MacDonald

  14. Carotid extra-media thickness increases with age, but is not related to arterial stiffness in adults

    Article • Artery Research, March 2018, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald

  15. Cardiac and hemodynamic influence on carotid artery longitudinal wall motion

    Article • Quarterly Journal of Experimental Physiology and Cognate Medical Sciences, November 2017, Wiley

    Maureen MacDonald

  16. Changes in brachial artery endothelial function and resting diameter with moderate-intensity continuous but not sprint interval training in sedentary men

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, October 2017, American Physiological Society

    Ninette Shenouda, Maureen MacDonald

  17. Diastolic Carotid Artery Longitudinal Wall Motion Is Sensitive to Both Aging and Coronary Artery Disease Status Independent of Arterial Stiffness

    Article • Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, September 2017, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald

  18. Modeling Perceived Exertion during Graded Arm Cycling Exercise in Spinal Cord Injury

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, June 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maureen MacDonald

  19. Long-term Exercise Program Enrolment in Older Adults

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maureen MacDonald

  20. Comparison of an automated versus semi-automated edge-tracking software

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, April 2017, Wiley

    Maureen MacDonald, Ninette Shenouda

  21. Cardiovascular testing in patients with postural tachycardia syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos type III: authors' response

    Article • Clinical Autonomic Research, February 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maureen MacDonald

  22. Arterial Stiffness Is Reduced Regardless of Resistance Training Load in Young Men

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, February 2017, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maureen MacDonald, Professor Stuart M Phillips

  23. Effect of sex on the acute skeletal muscle response to sprint interval exercise

    Article • Quarterly Journal of Experimental Physiology and Cognate Medical Sciences, January 2017, Wiley

    Maureen MacDonald

  24. Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology Symposium on Integrative Physiology Honouring Dr. Bengt Saltin: The use of Exercise to Study Integrative Physiology

    Article • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, January 2017, Canadian Science Publishing

    Maureen MacDonald

  25. Associations between measures of vascular structure and function and systemic circulating blood markers in humans

    Article • Physiological Reports, September 2016, Wiley

    Maureen MacDonald, Lisa Cotie, Professor Stuart M Phillips

  26. Carotid artery longitudinal wall motion is associated with local blood velocity and left ventricular rotational, but not longitudinal, mechanics

    Article • Physiological Reports, July 2016, Wiley

    Eric Stohr, Maureen MacDonald

  27. The Authors Respond

    Article • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, June 2016, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald

  28. Predicting peak oxygen uptake from submaximal exercise after spinal cord injury

    Article • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, March 2016, Canadian Science Publishing

    Maureen MacDonald

  29. The Authors Respond

    Article • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, January 2016, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald

  30. Cardiovascular Health after Spinal Cord Injury: A Comprehensive Examination of Traditional and Emerging Risk Factors

    Article • Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, January 2016, Begell House

    Maureen MacDonald

  31. Importance of early cardiac rehabilitation on changes in exercise capacity: a retrospective pilot study

    Article • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, December 2015, Canadian Science Publishing

    Maureen MacDonald

  32. Associations of non-invasive measures of arterial structure and function, and traditional indicators of cardiovascular risk in adults with cerebral palsy

    Article • Atherosclerosis, December 2015, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald, Lisa Cotie

  33. Descriptive data on cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in ambulatory and non-ambulatory adults with cerebral palsy

    Article • Data in Brief, December 2015, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald, Lisa Cotie

  34. Arterial stiffness characterization in patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type 3

    Article • Autonomic Neuroscience, November 2015, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald

  35. Effects of resistance training combined with moderate-intensity endurance or low-volume high-intensity interval exercise on cardiovascular risk factors in patients with coronary artery disease

    Article • Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, November 2015, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald

  36. Following the Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults With Spinal Cord Injury for 16 Weeks Does Not Improve Vascular Health: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, September 2015, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald

  37. Impact of shear rate pattern on upper and lower limb conduit artery endothelial function in both spinal cord-injured and able-bodied men

    Article • Quarterly Journal of Experimental Physiology and Cognate Medical Sciences, August 2015, Wiley

    Maureen MacDonald

  38. Low-load resistance training during step-reduction attenuates declines in muscle mass and strength and enhances anabolic sensitivity in older men

    Article • Physiological Reports, August 2015, Wiley

    Professor Stuart M Phillips, Maureen MacDonald

  39. Quantification of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Adults with Cerebral Palsy

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, August 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maureen MacDonald

  40. Reduced common carotid artery longitudinal wall motion and intramural shear strain in individuals with elevated cardiovascular disease risk using speckle tracking

    Article • Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, July 2015, Wiley

    Maureen MacDonald, Dr Peter Keir

  41. Influences of nutrition and adiposity on bone mineral density in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury: A cross-sectional, observational study

    Article • Bone Reports, June 2015, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald

  42. Lower limb conduit artery endothelial responses to acute upper limb exercise in spinal cord injured and able-bodied men

    Article • Physiological Reports, April 2015, Wiley

    Maureen MacDonald

  43. Superficial Femoral Artery Endothelial Responses to a Short-Term Altered Shear Rate Intervention in Healthy Men

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2014, PLOS

    Maureen MacDonald

  44. Carotid Artery Compliance And Mobility After Stroke

    Article • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, October 2014, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald

  45. A 16-week randomized controlled trial evaluating the physical activity guidelines for adults with spinal cord injury

    Article • Spinal Cord, September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maureen MacDonald

  46. Citrulline does not enhance blood flow, microvascular circulation, or myofibrillar protein synthesis in elderly men at rest or following exercise

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, May 2014, American Physiological Society

    Professor Stuart M Phillips, Maureen MacDonald, Lisa Cotie

  47. Objectively measured physical activity levels of young children with congenital heart disease

    Article • Cardiology in the Young, March 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Maureen MacDonald

  48. Endothelial Function Increases after a 16-Week Diet and Exercise Intervention in Overweight and Obese Young Women

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Stuart M Phillips, Maureen MacDonald, Lisa Cotie

  49. 16-Weeks of Combined Aerobic and Resistance Training and Hypo-Caloric Diet on Measures of Arterial Stiffness in Overweight Pre-Menopausal Women

    Article • Journal of Metabolic Syndrome, January 2014, OMICS Publishing Group

    Maureen MacDonald

  50. Brachial Artery Endothelial Responses during Early Recovery from an Exercise Bout in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Maureen MacDonald

  51. Reduced heart rate variability and baroreflex sensitivity in normotensive children with repaired coarctation of the aorta

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald

  52. Low-Volume, High-Intensity Interval Training in Patients with CAD

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, August 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maureen MacDonald

  53. Heart rate recovery and heart rate variability are unchanged in patients with coronary artery disease following 12 weeks of high-intensity interval and moderate-intensity endurance exercise training

    Article • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, June 2013, Canadian Science Publishing

    Maureen MacDonald

  54. Resistance exercise order does not determine postexercise delivery of testosterone, growth hormone, and IGF-1 to skeletal muscle

    Article • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, February 2013, Canadian Science Publishing

    Professor Stuart M Phillips, Maureen MacDonald, Lisa Cotie

  55. Step Count Targets Corresponding to New Physical Activity Guidelines for the Early Years

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, February 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maureen MacDonald

  56. Sprinting towards a time-efficient strategy for microvascular remodelling in humans

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, January 2013, Wiley

    Maureen MacDonald

  57. Flow-Mediated Dilation Is Acutely Improved after High-Intensity Interval Exercise

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, November 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maureen MacDonald

  58. Vascular and Autonomic Function in Preschool-aged Children with Congenital Heart Disease

    Article • Congenital Heart Disease, April 2012, Computers, Materials and Continua (Tech Science Press)

    Maureen MacDonald

  59. The health outcomes and physical activity in preschoolers (HOPP) study: rationale and design

    Article • BMC Public Health, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maureen MacDonald

  60. Physiological adaptations to low-volume, high-intensity interval training in health and disease

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, March 2012, Wiley

    Maureen MacDonald, John Hawley

  61. Isometric handgrip training lowers blood pressure and increases heart rate complexity in medicated hypertensive patients

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, January 2012, Wiley

    Maureen MacDonald

  62. Arterial Structure and Function in Ambulatory Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy Are Not Different from Healthy Controls

    Article • International Journal of Pediatrics, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Maureen MacDonald, Lisa Cotie

  63. Carbohydrate Does Not Augment Exercise-Induced Protein Accretion versus Protein Alone

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, July 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Stuart M Phillips, Maureen MacDonald

  64. Autonomic recovery following sprint interval exercise

    Article • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, April 2011, Wiley

    Maureen MacDonald

  65. Bolus Arginine Supplementation Affects neither Muscle Blood Flow nor Muscle Protein Synthesis in Young Men at Rest or After Resistance Exercise

    Article • Journal of Nutrition, December 2010, American Society for Nutrition

    Professor Stuart M Phillips, Maureen MacDonald

  66. Effects of Isometric Handgrip Protocol on Blood Pressure and Neurocardiac Modulation

    Article • International Journal of Sports Medicine, December 2010, Thieme Publishing Group

    Maureen MacDonald

  67. Short-term unilateral leg immobilization alters peripheral but not central arterial structure and function in healthy young humans

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Stuart M Phillips, Maureen MacDonald

  68. Noninvasive measures of vascular health are reliable in preschool-aged children

    Article • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, June 2010, Canadian Science Publishing

    Maureen MacDonald

  69. Effect of glycogen availability on human skeletal muscle protein turnover during exercise and recovery

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, May 2010, American Physiological Society

    Professor Stuart M Phillips, Maureen MacDonald

  70. Leg skin temperature with body-weight-supported treadmill and tilt-table standing training after spinal cord injury

    Article • Spinal Cord, May 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maureen MacDonald, Lisa Cotie

  71. Cardiovascular reactivity to psychophysiological stressors: association with hypotensive effects of isometric handgrip training

    Article • Blood Pressure Monitoring, October 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maureen MacDonald

  72. Effects of short-term training on heart rate dynamics in individuals with spinal cord injury

    Article • Autonomic Neuroscience, October 2009, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald

  73. Heart rate variability and nonlinear analysis of heart rate dynamics following single and multiple Wingate bouts

    Article • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, October 2009, Canadian Science Publishing

    Maureen MacDonald

  74. Commentaries on Viewpoint: Pick your Poiseuille: Normalizing the shear stimulus in studies of flow-mediated dilation

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, October 2009, American Physiological Society

    Maureen MacDonald

  75. Isometric handgrip exercise improves acute neurocardiac regulation

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, August 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maureen MacDonald

  76. Interval exercise is a path to good health, but how much, how often and for whom?

    Article • Clinical Science, February 2009, Portland Press Ltd.

    Maureen MacDonald

  77. Effect of acute sprint interval exercise on central and peripheral artery distensibility in young healthy males

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maureen MacDonald

  78. The Hypotensive Effects of Isometric Handgrip Training Using an Inexpensive Spring Handgrip Training Device

    Article • Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, May 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maureen MacDonald

  79. Sprint interval and traditional endurance training induce similar improvements in peripheral arterial stiffness and flow-mediated dilation in healthy humans

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, April 2008, American Physiological Society

    Maureen MacDonald

  80. Isometric handgrip training improves local flow-mediated dilation in medicated hypertensives

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, February 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maureen MacDonald

  81. Similar metabolic adaptations during exercise after low volume sprint interval and traditional endurance training in humans

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, January 2008, Wiley

    Professor Stuart M Phillips, Maureen MacDonald

  82. Effects of isometric handgrip training among people medicated for hypertension: a multilevel analysis

    Article • Blood Pressure Monitoring, October 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maureen MacDonald

  83. Effect of unilateral resistance training on arterial compliance in elderly men

    Article • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, August 2007, Canadian Science Publishing

    Maureen MacDonald, Professor Stuart M Phillips

  84. The effect of ultrasound probe orientation on muscle architecture measurement

    Article • Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, August 2007, Elsevier

    Maureen MacDonald

  85. Isometric handgrip training does not improve flow-mediated dilation in subjects with normal blood pressure

    Article • Clinical Science, April 2007, Portland Press Ltd.

    Maureen MacDonald

  86. Consumption of fluid skim milk promotes greater muscle protein accretion after resistance exercise than does consumption of an isonitrogenous and isoenergetic soy-protein beverage

    Article • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 2007, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Maureen MacDonald

  87. Isometric handgrip training improves local flow-mediated dilation in medicated hypertensives

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, November 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maureen MacDonald

  88. Isometric handgrip training improves local flow-mediated dilation in medicated hypertensives

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, August 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maureen MacDonald

  89. Acute vascular responses to isometric handgrip exercise and effects of training in persons medicated for hypertension

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, June 2006, American Physiological Society

    Maureen MacDonald

  90. Peripheral Arterial Disease Screening within a Community Cardiac Exercise Program

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maureen MacDonald

  91. Reproducibility of heart rate variability and blood pressure variability in individuals with spinal cord injury

    Article • Clinical Autonomic Research, December 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maureen MacDonald

  92. Electrical Stimulation Alters FMD and Arterial Compliance in Extremely Inactive Legs

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, August 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maureen MacDonald

  93. Effect of whole body resistance training on arterial compliance in young men

    Article • Quarterly Journal of Experimental Physiology and Cognate Medical Sciences, July 2005, Wiley

    Professor Stuart M Phillips, Maureen MacDonald

  94. The effects of body-weight supported treadmill training on cardiovascular regulation in individuals with motor-complete SCI

    Article • Spinal Cord, June 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maureen MacDonald

  95. Effects of body weight-supported treadmill training on heart rate variability and blood pressure variability in individuals with spinal cord injury

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, April 2005, American Physiological Society

    Maureen MacDonald

  96. Endothelial function of young healthy males following whole body resistance training

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, February 2005, American Physiological Society

    Professor Stuart M Phillips, Maureen MacDonald

  97. THE EFFECT OF UNILATERAL RESISTANCE TRAINING ON ARTERIAL COMPLIANCE IN ELDERLY MEN

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2003, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Maureen MacDonald

  98. Reduced Oxygen Uptake During Steady State Exercise After 21-Day Mountain Climbing Expedition to 6,194 m

    Article • Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, April 2001, Canadian Science Publishing

    Maureen MacDonald

  99. Peripheral circulatory factors limit rate of increase in muscle O2 uptake at onset of heavy exercise

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, January 2001, American Physiological Society

    Maureen MacDonald

  100. Effect of hyperoxia and hypoxia on leg blood flow and pulmonary and leg oxygen uptake at the onset of kicking exercise

    Article • Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, January 2000, Canadian Science Publishing

    Maureen MacDonald

  101. Comparison of femoral blood gases and muscle near-infrared spectroscopy at exercise onset in humans

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, February 1999, American Physiological Society

    Maureen MacDonald

  102. Alveolar oxygen uptake and femoral artery blood flow dynamics in upright and supine leg exercise in humans

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, November 1998, American Physiological Society

    Maureen MacDonald

  103. Acceleration of V˙o 2kinetics in heavy submaximal exercise by hyperoxia and prior high-intensity exercise

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, October 1997, American Physiological Society

    Maureen MacDonald

  104. Alveolar Oxygen Uptake and Blood Flow Dynamics in Knee Extension Ergometry

    Article • Methods of Information in Medicine, October 1997, Thieme Publishing Group

    Maureen MacDonald

  105. Effect of acute plasma volume expansion on substrate turnover during prolonged low-intensity exercise

    Article • AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism, August 1997, American Physiological Society

    Maureen MacDonald

  106. Time course of brachial artery diameter responses to rhythmic handgrip exercise in humans

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, July 1997, European Society of Cardiology

    Maureen MacDonald

  107. Progressive effect of endurance training on VO2 kinetics at the onset of submaximal exercise

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, December 1995, American Physiological Society

    Maureen MacDonald