Effect of acute hypoxia on QT rate dependence and corrected QT interval in healthy subjects
Effect of acute hypoxia on QT rate dependence and corrected QT interval in healthy subjects
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DOI:
10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00040-7
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发表时间:
2003-04-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Barthélémy, JC
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作者:
Roche, F;Reynaud, C;Barthélémy, JC
We studied 11 healthy volunteers (6 men and 5 women, aged 29 13 years, height 174 8 cm, body weight 67 9 kg). No volunteer had a history of cardiovascular or metabolic diseases or had systemic hypertension. No patient was engaged in athletic exercise programs or had professional experience in mountain climbing. Physical examinations and basal standard 12-lead electrocardiograms were normal. After being fully informed of the nature of the study and after giving consent, each subject entered a quiet room at sea level (barometric pressure 723 Torr, ambient temperature 28 C). After a 15-minute supine resting period, subjects were asked to follow a regular breathing pattern. Blood pressure, heart rate (HR), and oxygen saturation were continuously measured. Then, subjects were placed in hypoxic normobaric conditions using inhalation of a gas mixture with low oxygen content (inspired oxygen concentration 11%) during 15 minutes, which simulates an altitude of 4,800 m. Subjects then went through a recovery period of 20 minutes immediately after the end of exposure to hypoxia. Methods for QT analysis from Holter recordings have been previously reported. 1, 2 Holter tapes were analyzed for QT intervals by a computerized-assisted method (Del Mar, Irvine, California). The Holter channel corresponding to the lead V5 position on the surface electrocardiogram was used. The waveform analyzer was programmed to compare QRS complexes; the reference complex was defined and validated at the beginning of the recording. The end of the T wave was defined as the point at which the downslope of the T wave crossed the isoelectric line. The operator, who was blinded to the analyzed period, monitored the analysis and rectified obvious computer errors in QT