Early subclinical increase in pulmonary water content in athletes performing sustained heavy exercise at sea level: Ultrasound lung comet-tail evidence

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 301, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Pingitore, Alessandro ^a,b   Garbella, Erika ^c,e   Piaggi, Paolo ^d   Menicucci, Danilo ^a,b   Frassi, Francesca ^a,b   Lionetti, Vincenzo ^c,e   Piarulli, Andrea ^a,b   Catapano, Giosuè ^e   Lubrano, Valter ^e   Passera, Mirko ^a,b   Bella, Gianluca Di ^g   Castagnini, Cinzia ^f   Pellegrini, Silvia ^d   Metelli, Maria Rosa ^h   Bedini, Remo ^a,b   Gemignani, Angelo ^a,b,d   L'Abbate, Antonio ^b,c  

^a CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology   (Italy)

^b Extreme Centre   (Italy)

^c SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^h AUOP   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pulmonary edema

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; INTERLEUKIN 9; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY WATER CONTENT; SEA LEVEL; STRENUOUS EXERCISE; ULTRASOUND LUNG COMET TAIL; WATER CONTENT;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EXERCISE; EXTRAVASCULAR LUNG WATER; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONTE CARLO METHOD; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY EDEMA; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RUNNING; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 80355140353     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00388.2011     Document Type: Article

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