Ventilation-perfusion distribution in normal subjects
Ventilation-perfusion distribution in normal subjects
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DOI:
10.1152/japplphysiol.00163.2012
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发表时间:
2012-09-01
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3.3
通讯作者:
Wilson, Theodore A.
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Beck, Kenneth C.;Johnson, Bruce D.;Wilson, Theodore A.
Beck KC, Johnson BD, Olson TP, Wilson TA. Ventilation-perfusion distribution in normal subjects. J Appl Physiol 113: 872-877, 2012. First published July 5, 2012; doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00163.2012.-Functional values of LogSD of the ventilation distribution (sigma((V) over dot)) have been reported previously, but functional values of LogSD of the perfusion distribution (sigma((q) over dot)) and the coefficient of correlation between ventilation and perfusion (rho) have not been measured in humans. Here, we report values for sigma((V) over dot)., sigma((q) over dot), and rho obtained from wash-in data for three gases, helium and two soluble gases, acetylene and dimethyl ether. Normal subjects inspired gas containing the test gases, and the concentrations of the gases at end-expiration during the first 10 breaths were measured with the subjects at rest and at increasing levels of exercise. The regional distribution of ventilation and perfusion was described by a bivariate log-normal distribution with parameters sigma((V) over dot), sigma((q) over dot), and rho, and these parameters were evaluated by matching the values of expired gas concentrations calculated for this distribution to the measured values. Values of cardiac output and LogSD ventilation/perfusion ((V) over dotA/(Q) over dot) were obtained. At rest, sigma((q) over dot) is high (1.08 +/- 0.12). With the onset of ventilation, sigma((q) over dot) decreases to 0.85 +/- 0.09 but remains higher than sigma((V) over dot) (0.43 +/- 0.09) at all exercise levels. Rho increases to 0.87 +/- 0.07, and the value of LogSD (V) over dotA/(Q) over dot for light and moderate exercise is primarily the result of the difference between the magnitudes of sigma((q) over dot) and sigma((V) over dot). With known values for the parameters, the bivariate distribution describes the comprehensive distribution of ventilation and perfusion that underlies the distribution of the (V) over dotA/(Q) over dot ratio.