The purpose of this study was to compare the effects derived from different modes of active cooling down procedures post repetitive intermittent high-intensity exercise. Seven Japanese male swimmers underwent repetitive 3 bouts of Wingate anaerobic tests on the 1^st day and another Wingate on the following 2^nd day. In each 3 intervals and post all the Wingate testing on the 2^nd day, the participants performed a cooling down randomly chosen from 3 different intensities of 10-min bike-riding and a 10-min static stretching. As to muscle power outputs and emotional conditions, the optimum cooling down intensities were observed at 80% ventilatoly threshold (VT) after the 1^st set and 60% VT level after the 2^nd set. Effective intensities of blood lactate removal rate were observed at 60% and 80% VT level. Thus, the optimum cooling down post repetitive intermittent high-intensity exercise could be dynamic bike-riding at 60% or 80% VT level.

We report a case of a hemodialysis patient with a calcified amorphous tumor (CAT) located in Left ventricular outflow tract. A 69-year-old female with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis for 10 years complained about palpitation and chest tightness. Echocardiography and cardiac MRI revealed a mobile mass in the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT). We had a follow-up 6 months after finding mass. We thought that as the mass had potential for embolism, we should remove it; we performed an operation, tumor resection without harming the aortic valve. Her clinical course was uneventful. Pathological examination showed that the mass contained calcified nodules and fibrotic tissue. These findings showed CAT.

A double-blind placebo-controlled trial was undertaken to evaluate the synergic effects of coenzymeQ10 (CoQ10) and creatine (Cr) through oral supplementation on the intermittent short duration high-intensity exercise on a cycle ergometer. Twenty-eight male athletes were divided into four groups of CoQ10 and Cr (CoQ10+Cr), CoQ10 (CoQ10+Pl), Cr (Pl+Cr) and placebo group (Pl+Pl). Each participant was instructed to have 100 mg of CoQ10 and/or 5 g of Cr per day for 2 weeks. Repetitive 5 bouts of 10-sec high-intensity cycle exercise tests were performed before and after supplementations. After supplementations, subjects in (CoQ10+Cr) revealed most improved performance in mean power outputs at the 2^nd (p<0.05), the 3^rd (p<0.05), the 4^th (p<0.05) and the 5^th set (p=0.06), comparing with the participants in the other 3 groups. These findings suggest that enhanced mean power output on repetitive short duration high-intensity exercise can be acquired after supplementing CoQ10 combined with Cr.