Cardiac changes induced by immersion and breath-hold diving in humans

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 293-297

  Marabotti, Claudio ^a,b,e   Scalzini, Alessandro ^a   Cialoni, Danilo ^c   Passera, Mirko ^b   L'Abbate, Antonio ^b,d   Bedini, Remo ^b  

^a Unità Operativa Cardiovascolare Utic Ospedale di Cecina Livorno   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c Apnea Academy Research   (Italy)

^d SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^e Ospedale di Cecina   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diving response; Hemodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATH HOLDING; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; DIASTOLE; DIVING; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VASOCONSTRICTION; WATER IMMERSION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; CARDIAC OUTPUT; DIVING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IMMERSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STROKE VOLUME; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58649124747     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00126.2008     Document Type: Article

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