Reduced maximal cardiac output at altitude - Mechanisms and significance

Respiration Physiology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-11

  Wagner, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude, acclimatization; Cardiac output, maximum, hypoxia; Exercise, altitude, maximal O2 uptake, cardiac output; Hypoxia, altitude, exercise; Mammals, humans; Oxygen, maximum uptake, hypoxia

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; EXERCISE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART OUTPUT; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; HYPOXIA; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CORONARY CIRCULATION; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 0034163494     PISSN: 00345687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-5687(99)00101-2     Document Type: Review

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