Blood pressure and plasma catecholamines in acute and prolonged hypoxia: Effects of local hypothermia

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2053-2058

  Kanstrup, Inge Lis ^a,b   Poulsen, Troels Dirch ^a   Hansen, Jesper Melchior ^a   Andersen, Lars Juel ^b   Bestle, Morten Heiberg ^a   Christensen, Niels Juel ^a   Olsen, Niels Vidiendal ^b  

^a GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute mountain sickness; Bioimpedance; Healthy subjects; Pulmonary vascular resistance; Thoracic fluid index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOXIA; IMPEDANCE; LUNG CIRCULATION; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0032795735     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.87.6.2053     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Bailo, M., C. Fiorentini, C. Folli, C. Galli, A. Loaldi, A. Maltagliati, E. Tosi, G. Tamborini, and M. D. Guazzi. Changes in systemic and pulmonary vascular reactivity in hypertension following nifedipine and verapamil. Angiology 38: 672-679, 1987.
2. Bedu, M., H. Giraldo, H. Janicot, N. Fellmann, and J. Coudert. Interaction between cold and hypoxia on pulmonary circulation in COPD. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 153: 1242-1247, 1996.
3. Douguet, D., J. Mensch-Dechene, G. Antezana, H. Spielvogel, J. Coudert, J. Guieu, and J. Durand. Cold facial stimulation and pulmonary hemodynamics in altitude residents. In: Hypoxia and Cold, edited by J. R. Sutton, C. Houston, and G. Coates. New York: Praeger, 1987, p. 187-196.
4. Endo, K., K. Minami, and M. Nakashima. High altitude cerebral edema in Japan (Abstract). Acta Andina 5: 30, 1996.
5. Fiorentini, C., P. Barbier, C. Galli, A. Loaldi, G. Tamborini, E. Tosi, and M. D. Guazzi. Pulmonary vascular overreactivity in systemic hypertension. A pathophysiological link between the greater and the lesser circulation. Hypertension 7: 995-1002, 1985.
6. Hultgren, H. N. High-altitude pulmonary edema: current concepts. Annu. Rev. Med. 47: 267-284, 1996.
7. Jensen, E. W., K. Espersen, I. L. Kanstrup, and N. J. Christensen. Basal and exercise-induced changes in plasma catecholamines: relationship to age, smoking habits and sampling times. Clin. Physiol. 15: 299-305, 1995.
8. Kontos, H. A., J. E. Levasseur, D. W. Richardson, H. P. J. Mauck, and J. L. J. Patterson. Comparative circulatory responses to systemic hypoxia in man and in unanesthetized dog. J. Appl. Physiol. 23: 381-386, 1967.
9. Mazzeo, R. S., P. R. Bender, G. A. Brooks, G. E. Butterfield, B. M. Groves, J. R. Sutton, E. E. Wolfel, and J. T. Reeves. Arterial catecholamine responses during exercise with acute and chronic high-altitude exposure. Am. J. Physiol. 261 (Endocrinol. Metab. 24): E419-E424, 1991.
10. Mazzeo, R. S., A. Child, G. E. Butterfield, J. T. Mawson, S. Zamudio, and L. G. Moore. Catecholamine response during 12 days of high-altitude exposure (4,300 m) in women. J. Appl. Physiol. 84: 1151-1157, 1998.
11. Moruzzi, P., P. Sganzerla, and M. D. Guazzi. Pulmonary vasoconstrictor overreactivity in borderline systemic hypertension. Crdiovasc. Res. 23: 666-673, 1989.
12. Ni, Z., S. Bemanian, S. D. Kivlighn, and N. D. Vaziri. Role of endothelin and nitric oxide imbalance in the pathogenesis of hypoxia-induced arterial hypertension. Kidney Int. 54: 188-192, 1998.
13. Palatini, P., R. Businaro, G. Berton, P. Mormino, G. P. Rossi, A. Racioppa, A. C. Pessina, and C. Dal Palu. Effects of low altitude exposure on 24-hour blood pressure and adrenergic activity. Am. J. Cardiol. 64: 1379-1382, 1989.
14. Richalet, J. P., J. L. Le-Trong, C. Rathat, P. Merlet, P. Bouissou, A. Keromes, and P. Veyrac. Reversal of hypoxia-induced decrease in human cardiac response to isoproterenol infusion. J. Appl. Physiol. 67: 523-527, 1989.
15. Saunders, C. E. The use of transthoracic electrical bioimpedance in assessing thoracic fluid status in emergency department patients. Am. J. Emerg. Med. 6: 337-340, 1988.
16. Savonitto, S., G. Cardellino, G. Doveri, S. Pernpruner, R. Bronzini, N. Milloz, M. D. Colombo, M. Sardina, G. Nassi, and P. Marraccini. Effects of acute exposure to altitude (3,460 m) on blood pressure response to dynamic and isometric exercise in men with systemic hypertension. Am. J. Cardiol. 70: 1493-1497, 1992.
17. Stefenelli, T., D. Glogar, I. Dvorak, and H. Sochor. Increase of pulmonary vascular resistance during cold provocation in patients with variant angina. Int. J. Cardiol. 18: 27-33, 1988.
18. Sutton, J., G. Coates, and C. S. Houston. The Lake Louise consensus on the definition and quantification of altitude illness. In: Hypoxia and Mountain Medicine. Burlington, VT: Queen City Printers, 1992, p. 327-330.
19. Thomas, S. Impedance cardiography using the Sramek-Bernstein method: accuracy and variability at rest and during exercise. Br. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 34: 467-476, 1992.
20. Victor, R. G., W. N. J. Leimbach, D. R. Seals, B. G. Wallin, and A. L. Mark. Effects of the cold pressor test on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in humans. Hypertension 9: 429-436, 1987.
21. Vogel, J. A., J. E. Hansen, and C. W. Harris. Cardiovascular responses in man during exhaustive work at sea level and high altitude. J. Appl. Physiol. 23: 531-539, 1967.
22. Vogel, J. A., and C. W. Harris. Cardiopulmonary responses of resting man during early exposure to high altitude. J. Appl. Physiol. 22: 1124-1128, 1967.
23. Ward, M. P., J. S. Milledge and J. B. West. Cardiovascular system. In: High Altitude Medicine and Physiology. London, UK: Chapman & Hall, 1995, p. 126-154.
24. Wolfel, E. E., M. A. Selland, R. S. Mazzeo, and J. T. Reeves. Systemic hypertension at 4,300 m is related to sympathoadrenal activity. J. Appl. Physiol. 76: 1643-1650, 1994.
25. Zerahn, B., B. Jensen, F. Olsen, J. Petersen, and I. L. Kanstrup. The effect of thoracentesis on lung function and transthoracic electrical bioimpedance. Respir. Med. 93: 196-201, 1999.