Maximal heart rate does not limit cardiovascular capacity in healthy humans: Insight from right atrial pacing during maximal exercise

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 592, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 377-390

  Munch, G D W ^a,b   Svendsen, J H ^c   Damsgaard, R ^a   Secher, N H ^a,b   Gonzalez Alonso J ^d   Mortensen, S P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CYCLING; EXERCISE; EXHAUSTION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNEE FUNCTION; LEFT VENTRICULAR TRANSMURAL FILLING PRESSURE; LEG BLOOD FLOW; MALE; MAXIMAL AEROBIC POWER; MAXIMAL EXCERCISE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TACHYCARDIA; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATRIAL FUNCTION, RIGHT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 84892445064     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: 14697793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2013.262246     Document Type: Article

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