Cardiovascular responses to water immersion in humans: Impact on cerebral perfusion

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 306, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Carter, Howard H ^a   Spence, Angela L ^a   Pugh, Christopher J A ^a   Ainslie, Philip ^b   Naylor, Louise H ^a   Green, Daniel J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Cerebral blood flow; Hemodynamics; Water immersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN PERFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; WATER IMMERSION;

CARDIOVASCULAR; CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW; HEMODYNAMICS; WATER IMMERSION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; EXHALATION; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; IMMERSION; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RESPIRATORY RATE; WATER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900542809     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00516.2013     Document Type: Article

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