Arterial oxygen saturation and diving response during dynamic apneas in breath-hold divers

Autor: Leif Evaggelidis, Johan Andersson
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 19:87-91
ISSN: 1600-0838
0905-7188
Popis: Competitive breath-hold divers try to achieve maximum times, depths, or distances underwater, thereby risking hypoxic syncope. In the present study, the cardiorespiratory responses to dynamic apnea (simultaneously initiated apneas and dynamic leg exercise) were investigated in 10 breath-hold divers. The divers performed 60 s dynamic apneas with the face in air (A) or face immersed in cold water (AFI). During apneas, the arterial oxygen saturation was reduced (A: -10%), but to a lesser extent during AFI (-6%, P
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