Effects of successive air and trimix dives on human cardiovascular function

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2207-2212

  Marinovic, Jasna ^a   Ljubkovic, Marko ^a   Obad, Ante ^a   Bakovic, Darija ^a   Breskovic, Toni ^a   Dujic, Zeljko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Pulmonary artery pressure; Scuba; Systolic function; Technical diving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; DIVING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HELIUM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73449094514     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181aa04cc     Document Type: Article

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