Construction of a lower body negative pressure chamber

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 76-81

  Esch, Ben T A ^a   Scott, Jessica M ^a   Warburton, Darren E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular stress; Orthostatic stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847415843     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00009.2006     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Abboud FM, Eckberg DL, Johannsen UJ, Mark AL. Carotid and cardiopulmonary baroreceptor control of splanchnic and forearm vascular resistance during venous pooling in man. J Physiol 286: 173-184, 1979.
2. Arbab-Zadeh A, Dijk E, Prasad A, Fu Q, Torres P, Zhang R, Thomas JD, Palmer D, Levine BD. Effect of aging and physical activity on left ventricular compliance. Circulation 110: 1799-1805, 2004.
3. Berdeaux A, Duranteau J, Pussard E, Edouard A, Giudicelli JF. Baroreflex control of regional vascular resistances during simulated orthostatism. Kidney Int Suppl 37: S29-S33, 1992.
4. de Carvalho FC, Consolim-Colombo FM, Pastore CA, Rubira MC, Meneguetti JC, Krieger EM, Wajngarten M. Acute reduction of ventricular volumes decreases QT interval dispersion in elderly subjects with and without heart failure. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 288: H2171-H2176, 2004.
5. Dowell AR, Schaal SF, Spielvogel R, Pohl SA. Effect of lower body negative pressure upon pulmonary ventilation and perfusion as measured using xenon-133. Aerospace Med 40: 651-657, 1969.
6. Dowell AR, Schmid PG, Nutter DO, Sullivan KN. Ventilation, lung volumes, and gas exchange during lower body negative pressure. J Appl Physiol 26: 352-359, 1969.
7. Eiken O, Bjurstedt H. Cardiac responses to lower body negative pressure and dynamic leg exercise. Eur J Appl Physiol 54: 451-455, 1985.
8. el-Bedawi KM, Hainsworth R. Combined head-up tilt and lower body suction: a test of orthostatic tolerance. Clin Auton Res 4: 41-47, 1994.
9. Halliwill JR, Lawler LA, Eickhoff TJ, Joyner MJ, Mulvagh SL. Reflex responses to regional venous pooling during lower body negative pressure in humans. J Appl Physiol 84: 454-458, 1998.
10. Hilton F, Giordano J, Fortney S. Vasodepressor syncope induced by lower body negative pressure: possible relevance to +Gz-stress training-a case report. Aviat Space Environ Med 60: 61-63, 1989.
11. Hisdal J, Toska K, Walloe L. Beat-to-beat cardiovascular responses to rapid, low-level LBNP in humans. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 281: R213-R221, 2001.
12. Hisdal J, Toska K, Walloe L. Design of a chamber for lower body negative pressure with controlled onset rate. Aviat Space Environ Med 74: 874-878, 2003.
13. Kuriyama K, Ueno T, Ballard RE, Cowings PS, Toscano WB, Watenpaugh DE, Hargens AR. Cerebrovascular responses during lower body negative pressure-induced presyncope. Aviat Space Environ Med 71: 1033-1038, 2000.
14. Lategola MT, Trent CC. Lower body negative pressure box for +Gz simulation in the upright seated position. Aviat Space Environ Med 50: 1182-1184, 1979.
15. Levine BD, Buckey JC, Fritsch JM, Yancy CW Jr, Watenpaugh DE, Snell PG, Lane LD, Eckberg DL, Blomqvist CG. Physical fitness and cardiovascular regulation: mechanisms of orthostatic intolerance. J Appl Physiol 70: 112-122, 1991.
16. Levine BD, Lane LD, Buckey JC, Friedman DB, Blomqvist CG. Left ventricular pressure-volume and Frank-Starling relations in endurance athletes. Implications for orthostatic tolerance and exercise performance. Circulation 84: 1016-1023, 1991.
17. Macias BR, Groppo ER, Eastlack RK, Watenpaugh DE, Lee SM, Schneider SM, Boda WL, Smith SM, Cutuk A, Pedowitz RA, Meyer RS, Hargens AR. Space exercise and Earth benefits. Curr Pharmacol Biotechnol 6: 305-317, 2005.
18. Murthy G, Watenpaugh DE, Ballard RE, Hargens AR. Exercise against lower body negative pressure as a countermeasure for cardiovascular and musculoskeletal deconditioning. Acta Astronaut 33: 89-96, 1994.
19. Norsk P, Bonde-Petersen F, Warberg J. Influence of central venous pressure change on plasma vasopressin in humans. J Appl Physiol 61: 1352-1357, 1986.
20. Olsen H, Vernersson E, Lanne T. Cardiovascular response to acute hypovolemia in relation to age. Implications for orthostasis and hemorrhage. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 278: H222-H232, 2000.
21. Pitts AF, Preston MA, 2nd Jaeckle RS, Meller W, Kathol RG. Simulated acute hemorrhage through lower body negative pressure as an activator of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Horm Metab Res 22: 436-443, 1990.
22. Polese A, Sandler H, Montgomery LD. Hemodynamic responses to seated and supine lower body negative pressure: comparison with +Gz acceleration. Aviat Space Environ Med 63: 467-475, 1992.
23. Rea RF, Hamdan M, Clary MP, Randels MJ, Dayton PJ, Strauss RG. Comparison of muscle sympathetic responses to hemorrhage and lower body negative pressure in humans. J Appl Physiol 70: 1401-1405, 1991.
24. Rowell LB. Human Cardiovascular Control. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1993.
25. Savard GK, Stonehouse MA. Cardiovascular response to orthostatic stress: effects of exercise training modality. Can J Appl Physiol 20: 240-254, 1995.
26. Shi X, Potts JT, Foresman BH, Raven PB. Carotid baroreflex responsiveness to lower body positive pressure-induced increases in central venous pressure. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 265: H918-H922, 1993.
27. Verghese CA, Prasad AS. Lower body negative pressure system for simulation of +Gz-induced physiological strain. Aviat Space Environ Med 64: 165-169, 1993.
28. Watenpaugh DE, Ballard RE, Stout MS, Murthy G, Whalen RT, Hargens AR. Dynamic leg exercise improves tolerance to lower body negative pressure. Aviat Space Environ Med 65: 412-418, 1994.
29. Wolthuis RA, Bergman SA, Nicogossian AE. Physiological effects of locally applied reduced pressure in man. Physiol Rev 54: 566-595, 1974.
30. Wolthuis RA, Hoffler GW, Johnson RL. Lower body negative pressure as an assay technique for orthostatic tolerance: I. The individual response to a constant level (-40 mmHg) of LBNP. Aerospace Med 41: 29-35, 1970.
31. Zechman FW, Musgrave FS, Mains RC, Cohn JE. Respiratory mechanics and pulmonary diffusing capacity with lower body negative pressure. J Appl Physiol 22: 247-250, 1967.
32. Zhang LF, Zheng J, Wang SY, Zhang ZY, Liu C. Effect of aerobic training on orthostatic tolerance, circulatory response, and heart rate dynamics. Aviat Space Environ Med 70: 975-982, 1999.