Underwater study of arterial blood pressure in breath-hold divers

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1526-1531

  Sieber, Arne ^a,b   L'Abbate, Antonio ^a,c   Passera, Mirko ^a,c   Garbella, Erika ^c   Benassi, Antonio ^a,c   Bedini, Remo ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b Profactor Research and Solutions   (Austria)

^c SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apnea; Diving; Underwater sphygmomanometer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREATH HOLDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIVER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WATER IMMERSION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIVING; HUMANS; IMMERSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 72749114531     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91438.2008     Document Type: Article

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