Ultrasound lung "comets" increase after breath-hold diving

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 707-713

  Lambrechts, Kate ^a   Germonpré, Peter ^a,b,c   Charbel, Brian ^a   Cialoni, Danilo ^a,c   Musimu, Patrick ^a,c   Sponsiello, Nicola ^a,c   Marroni, Alessandro ^a,c   Pastouret, Frédéric ^a,d   Balestra, Costantino ^a,c  

^a Haute Ecole Bruxelles Brabant   (Belgium)

^b QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Apnea Academy/Dan Europe Research Task Force   (Belgium)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Apnea; Edema; Extravascular lung water; Hypoxia; No limits; Static; Underwater swimming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APNEA; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIVING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMMERSION; LUNG; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG EXTRAVASCULAR FLUID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; APNEA; DIVING; EXTRAVASCULAR LUNG WATER; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EDEMA; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 79953029810     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1697-y     Document Type: Article

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