Intrathoracic pressure changes after Valsalva strain and other maneuvers: Implications for divers with patent foramen ovale

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 171-174

  Balestra, C ^a   Germonpre P ^a   Marroni, A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Diving risk factors; Intrathoracic pressure; Patent foramen ovale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIVING; FEMALE; HEART SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADULT; DIVING; FEMALE; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0032163978     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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