CARDIAC-PERFORMANCE IN HUMANS DURING BREATH HOLDING
CARDIAC-PERFORMANCE IN HUMANS DURING BREATH HOLDING
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DOI:
10.1152/jappl.1986.60.6.1871
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发表时间:
1986-06-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
LUNDGREN, CEG
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作者:
FERRIGNO, M;HICKEY, DD;LUNDGREN, CEG
The effects on cardiac performance of high and low intrathoracic pressures induced by breath holding at large and small lung volumes have been investigated. Cardiac index and systolic time intervals were recorded from six resting subjects with impedance cardiography in both the nonimmersed and immersed condition. A thermoneutral environment (air 28.degree. C, water 35.degree. C) was used to eliminate the cold-induced circulatory component of the diving response. Cardiac performance was enhanced during immersion compared with nonimmersion, whereas it was depressed by breath holding at large lung volume. The depressed performance was apparent from the decrease in cardiac index (24.1% in the immersed and 20.9% in the nonimmersed condition) and from changes in systolic time intervals, e.g., shortening of left ventricular ejection time coupled with lengthening of preejection period. In the absence of the cold water component of the diving response, breath holding at the large lung volume used by breath-hold divers tends to reduce cardiac performance presumably by impeding venous return.