Publications


Galectin-3 plasma levels are associated with left atrial contractile function in long-distance runners.


Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Fernanda Sanhueza-Olivares, R. Fernández, Silvana Llevaneras, Pablo F Castro, L. Gabrielli, Mario Chiong

Experimental Physiology, 2026


Regional tissue oxygenation during high-intensity exercise following voluntary isocapnic hyperpnea versus inspiratory threshold loading in endurance–trained individuals: a randomized controlled trial


Daniel Ramos-López, R. Caulier-Cisterna, Andrés Vega-Moraga, F. Manchado-Gobatto, Luigi Gabrielli-Nervi, H. Verdejo, V. Lira, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, Karol Ramírez–Parada, Matías Crisosto–Ramos, Antonio Escobar–Neicun, Amalia Matus–Santa Cruz, Savka Miranda–Osorio, Kevin Parra–Huenchuleo, Aracelly Pérez–Caro, Sebastián Podestá–Oyarzun, O. Araneda, Felipe Contreras–Briceño

Scientific Reports, 2026


Editorial: Tailored respiratory muscle training for athletes, patients, and vulnerable groups


Felipe Contreras–Briceño, F. Manchado-Gobatto, Szczepan Wiecha

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2025


Estimation of Heart Rate and Respiratory Rate from NIRS Signals in Athletes using Empirical Mode Decomposition and Continuous Wavelet Transform


Selim Echeverría, R. Caulier-Cisterna, Jorge Vergara-Quezada, Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Patricio Fuentealba

CHILEAN Conference on Electrical, Electronics Engineering, Information and Communication Technologies, 2025


Evaluation of the relationship between intercostal muscle oxygenation measured by near-infrared spectroscopy and exercise capacity in group E COPD patients


Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez

Pflügers Archiv: European Journal of Physiology, 2025


Randomized Trial Assessing Prospective Surveillance and Exercise for Preventing Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema in High-Risk Patients.


Karol Ramírez–Parada, César Sánchez, Irene Cantarero–Villanueva, Álvaro Reyes, Mauricio P. Pinto, M. Loreto Bravo, Denise Montt–Blanchard, Francisco Acevedo, B. Walbaum, Margarita Alfaro-Barra, Margarita Barra-Navarro, Scarlet Muñoz-Flores, Constanza Pinto, S. Muniz, Felipe Contreras–Briceño, T. Merino, Gina Merino

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2025


Response to the Letter to the Editor regarding "Randomized Trial Assessing Prospective Surveillance and Exercise for Preventing Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema in High-Risk Patients" (Manuscript ID: ARCHIVES-PMR-D-24-01415).


Karol Ramírez–Parada, César Sánchez, Irene Cantarero–Villanueva, Álvaro Reyes, Mauricio P. Pinto, M. L. Bravo, Denise Montt–Blanchard, Francisco Acevedo, B. Walbaum, Margarita Alfaro-Barra, Margarita Barra-Navarro, Scarlet Muñoz-Flores, Constanza Pinto, S. Muniz, Felipe Contreras–Briceño, T. Merino, Gina Merino

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2025


Sex differences in the prefrontal cortex and muscle oxygenation during exercise until exhaustion in endurance-trained individuals.


Daniel Ramos-López, R. Caulier-Cisterna, Benjamín Díaz-Ortiz, Cristóbal Baumann-Biancani, Kamilo Hunger-Abbott, Matías Herrera-Matas, Andrés Vega-Moraga, Vitor A. Lira, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, Karol Ramírez–Parada, Luigi Gabrielli-Nervi, Hugo E Verdejo, Felipe Contreras–Briceño

Experimental Physiology, 2025


Estimation of ventilatory thresholds during exercise using respiratory wearable sensors


Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Jorge Cancino, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, G. Fernández, Vader Johnson, D. E. Hurtado

npj Digital Medicine, 2024


High-flow nasal cannula in adults with chronic respiratory diseases during physical exercise: a systematic review and meta-analysis


Eduardo Moya-Gallardo, Jeniffer Fajardo-Gutiérrez, Karol Acevedo, Francisca Verdugo-Paiva, R. Bravo-Jeria, Luis Ortiz-Muñoz, Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez

BMJ Open Respiratory Research, 2024


O-20 EFFECTS OF ISOCALORIC AND NEGATIVE CALORIE BALANCE EXERCISE ON SERUM LEVELS OF INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR TYPE 1 IN SUBJECTS WITH INITIAL AND ADVANCED FATTY LIVER


María Jesús Fuenzalida, Francisco Barrera, H. Mies, V. Correa, Francisca Allendes, N. Solís, Vanessa Oyarzún, L. A. Díaz, M. Arrese, J. Arab, Daniel Cabrera, F. Contreras, S. Riquelme, C. Ferreccio, Laura Huidobro, María De Los Ángeles Spencer, Macarena Garrido, J. Loyola, P. Correa, Felipe Sobarzo, P. Silva, Cristian Herrera, Franco Godoy

Annals of Hepatology, 2024


Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Wearable Devices to Identify Central Versus Peripheral Limitations During Exercise.


Matías Carreño-Román, Daniel Ramos-López, Benjamín Rapaport, R. Caulier-Cisterna, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, Felipe Contreras–Briceño

Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2024


Effectiveness of Respiratory Muscles Training by Voluntary Isocapnic Hyperpnea Versus Inspiratory Threshold Loading on Intercostales and Vastus Lateralis Muscles Deoxygenation Induced by Exercise in Physically Active Adults


Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, S. Riquelme, Felipe Araya, G. Rodriguez, Fernanda Figueroa-Martínez, L. Gabrielli, Ginés Viscor, W. Reid, Felipe Contreras–Briceño

Biology, 2023


Factor de crecimiento análogo a insulina-1 y cardiotrofina-1 inducido por ejercicio y su relación con hipertrofia miocárdica en maratonistas


Mario Chiong, F. Contreras-Briceño, R. Fernández, Silvana Llevaneras, Manuel Salinas, S. Herrera, Rodrigo Saavedra, Luigi Gabrielli

Revista chilena de cardiología, 2023


Monitoring Changes in Oxygen Muscle during Exercise with High-Flow Nasal Cannula Using Wearable NIRS Biosensors


Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, Augusta Rivera-Greene, Camila Guerra-Venegas, Antonia Lungenstrass-Poulsen, Victoria Villagra-Reyes, R. Caulier-Cisterna, O. Araneda, Ginés Viscor

Biosensors, 2023


Systemic and Pulmonary Inflammation/Oxidative Damage: Implications of General and Respiratory Muscle Training in Chronic Spinal-Cord-Injured Patients


O. Araneda, Cristián Rosales-Antequera, Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Marcelo Tuesta, Rafael Rossi-Serrano, J. Magalhães, Ginés Viscor

Biology, 2023


Determination of the Respiratory Compensation Point by Detecting Changes in Intercostal Muscles Oxygenation by Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy


Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, Vicente Keim-Bagnara, Matías Carreño-Román, Rafael Rodríguez-Villagra, Fernanda Villegas-Belmar, Ginés Viscor, Luigi Gabrielli, M. Andía, O. Araneda, D. Hurtado

Life, 2022


Pronóstico kinesiológico cardiorrespiratorio: un enfoque biopsicosocial


Eduardo Sebastián Moya Gallardo, Cynthia Teresa Rojas Muñoz, Felipe Andrés Contreras Briceño, Jorge Miranda Gómez, Tiziana Fernández Mincone, Macarena Espinoza Vallejos

ARS MEDICA Revista de Ciencias Médicas, 2022


Terapia de alto flujo ¿Una alternativa en rehabilitación?


Eduardo Sebastián Moya Gallardo, Maximiliano Espinosa Ramírez, Felipe Andrés Contreras Briceño

ARS MEDICA Revista de Ciencias Médicas, 2022


Circulating Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) Is Associated With Left Atrial Remodeling in Long-Distance Runners


Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Sebastián Herrera, Julián Vega-Adauy, M. Salinas, M. Ocaranza, J. Jalil, Jorge R. Mandiola, Lorena García, M. Chiong, P. Castro, S. Lavandero, L. Gabrielli

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021


Intercostal Muscles Oxygenation and Breathing Pattern during Exercise in Competitive Marathon Runners


Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, Eduardo Moya-Gallardo, Rodrigo Fuentes-Kloss, L. Gabrielli, O. Araneda, Ginés Viscor

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021


Left Cardiac Remodelling Assessed by Echocardiography Is Associated with Rho-Kinase Activation in Long-Distance Runners


Felipe Contreras–Briceño, J. Vega, Jorge R. Mandiola, M. Ocaranza, Sebastián Herrera, M. Salinas, R. Fernández, J. Jalil, S. Lavandero, M. Chiong, Paz Godoy, P. Castro, M. Sitges, L. Gabrielli

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2021


Oxigenación de músculos respiratorios y locomotores durante el test cardiopulmonar en pacientes con circulación de Fontan: serie de casos


F. Contreras-Briceño, Paulo Valderrama, Eduardo J. Moya, M. Espinosa, Yenny Villaseca, Cinthya Ira-Ira, A. Moya, Jocelyn Mieres, Cristián Clavería

Revista chilena de cardiología, 2021


Sex-Differences in the Oxygenation Levels of Intercostal and Vastus Lateralis Muscles During Incremental Exercise


Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, Eduardo Moya-Gallardo, Felipe Araya-Román, Santiago Riquelme-Sánchez, G. Rodriguez-Garcia, W. Reid, Ginés Viscor, O. Araneda, L. Gabrielli, Felipe Contreras–Briceño

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021


Soluble Interleukin-6 Receptor Regulates Interleukin-6-Dependent Vascular Remodeling in Long-Distance Runners


Paulina Villar-Fincheira, Aaron J Paredes, Tomás Hernández-Díaz, Ignacio Norambuena-Soto, Nicole Cancino-Arenas, Fernanda Sanhueza-Olivares, Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Jorge R. Mandiola, Nicole Bruneau, Lorena García, M. Ocaranza, Rodrigo Troncoso, L. Gabrielli, M. Chiong

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021


Humidity prevents the exercise-induced formation of hydrogen peroxide and nitrite in exhaled breath condensate in recreational cyclists


Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, Ginés Viscor, O. Araneda

European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2020


Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and sarcopenia: pathophysiological connections and therapeutic implications


Tiziana Fernández-Mincone, Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, Patricio García-Valdés, Antonio López-Fuenzalida, A. Riquelme, J. Arab, D. Cabrera, M. Arrese, F. Barrera

Expert Review of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2020


Oxigenación en músculos respiratorios y locomotores durante el ejercicio máximo en dos corredores de maratón


Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, Francisco Cerda, M. Carrasco, Diego D. Henriquez, Gonzalo Hevia, O. Araneda, G. Viscor

Archivos de la Sociedad Chilena de Medicina del Deporte, 2020


Razonamiento clínico en kinesiología mediante aprendizaje basado en casos


Felipe Andrés Contreras Briceño, Yenny Villaseca Rojas, Maximiliano Espinosa Ramírez, Gregory Villarroel Stargo, Gonzalo Moscoso Altamira, Magdalena Chamorro Giné, Natalia Nicoletti Santoni, Macarena Espinoza Vallejos, Patricio García Valdés, Tiziana Fernández Mincone, Cynthia Teresa Rojas Muñoz

ARS MEDICA Revista de Ciencias Médicas, 2020


Biomarcadores de fibrosis y función ventricular derecha en maratonistas con distinto grado de entrenamiento: estudio en la Maratón de Santiago


J. A. Fernández, María Paz Ocaranza, S. Herrera, J. Vega, Manuel Salinas, F. Contreras-Briceño, Silvana Llevaneras, Jorge E. Jalil, F. Yánez, Paz Godoy, Samuel Córdova, Mario Chiong, M. Muñoz, S. Lavandero, Pablo Castro, Luigi Gabrielli

Revista chilena de cardiología, 2019


[Cardiometabolic risk and variation of fat/adipose content according to body mass index in children from six to nine years old].


Antonio López - Fuenzalida, Lucía Illanes Aguilar, Carolina Rodríguez Canales, Felipe Contreras–Briceño, S. Durán Agüero, T. Herrera-Valenzuela, Pablo Valdés-Badilla

Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2019


Fichas clínicas simuladas en kinesiología


Felipe Andrés Contreras Briceño, Cynthia Teresa Rojas Muñoz, Jaime Passalacqua Rubio, Patricio García Valdés, Maximiliano Espinosa Ramírez, Antonio López Fuenzalida, Javiera Fuentes Cimma, Luigi Arnaldo Gabrielli Nervi

2019


P4421Increased circulating levels of VCAM-1 correlate with left atrial remodeling in highly trained athletes


L. Gabrielli, Lorena García, R. Fernández, J. Vega, M. Ocaranza, F. Contreras, Manuel Salinas, M. Chiong, J. Jalil, M. C. Muñoz, F. Yáñez, S. Lavandero, P. Castro, M. Sitges

European Heart Journal, 2019


Reliability of NIRS portable device for measuring intercostal muscles oxygenation during exercise


Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Maximiliano Espinosa-Ramírez, Gonzalo Hevia, Diego Llambias, Miguel Carrasco, Francisco Cerda, Antonio López-Fuenzalida, P. García, L. Gabrielli, Ginés Viscor

Jurnal sport science, 2019


Entrenamiento físico de alta intensidad en maratonistas produce mayor remodelado cardíaco y reduce respuesta de estrés oxidativo


J. Vega, F. Contreras-Briceño, Rodrigo Saavedra, R. Fernández, S. Herrera, Manuel Salinas, Paz Godoy, María Paz Ocaranza, Jorge E. Jalil, S. Lavandero, Mario Chiong, Pablo Castro, Roberto Urzúa, M. Muñoz, R. Zalaquett, Luigi Gabrielli

Revista chilena de cardiología, 2018


Increased active phase atrial contraction is related to marathon runner performance


L. Gabrielli, Sebastián Herrera, Felipe Contreras–Briceño, J. Vega, M. Ocaranza, F. Yáñez, R. Fernández, Rodrigo Saavedra, M. Sitges, Lorena García, M. Chiong, S. Lavandero, P. Castro

European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2018


P653Cardiac remodeling in highly trained athletes is associated with rho kinase activation and increased levels of cardiotrophin-1


L. Gabrielli, Rodrigo Saavedra, Sebastián Herrera, J. Vega, Manuel Salinas, R. Fernández, F. Contreras, Luis Vergara, F. Yáñez, J. Jalil, M. Ocaranza, S. Lavandero, M. Chiong, P. Castro, M. Sitges

European Heart Journal, 2018


Swimming versus running: effects on exhaled breath condensate pro-oxidants and pH


O. Araneda, Felipe Contreras–Briceño, G. Cavada, Ginés Viscor

European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2018


The immediate effect of soft tissue manual therapy intervention on lung function in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease


Carlos Cruz-Montecinos, Diego godoy-Olave, Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Paulina Gutiérrez, Rodrigo Torres-Castro, leandro Miret-Venegas, Roger M. Engel

International Journal of COPD, 2017


Sonographic Measurement of the Quadriceps Muscle in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease


Carlos Cruz-Montecinos, Carlos Guajardo-Rojas, Eloísa Montt, Felipe Contreras–Briceño, Rodrigo Torres-Castro, O. Díaz, A. Cuesta-Vargas

Journal of ultrasound in medicine, 2016


Heart rate variability predicts success in weaning process


F. A. C. Briceño, C. Rojas, D. Sepúlveda, P. García, D. Guidi, L. Venegas, T. Pagès, Ginés Viscor

2015