Absence of High-G Stress Cardiopathy in a Human Centrifuge Rider

Abstract

After a USAFSAM Acceleration Stress Panel member was fatally injured in a traffic accident, his heart was examined for evidence of high-G stress cardiopathy. None was found. An hypothesis relating high-G stress cardiopathy in experimental animals to cardiotoxicity of catecholamines liberated by the psychic stress of centrifugation is presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA054936

Entities

People

  • Kent K. Gillingham

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Cardiomyopathies
  • Centrifuges
  • Heart
  • Heart Rate
  • Heart Valves
  • Instructors
  • Medical Personnel
  • Myocardium
  • Physical Examination (Medicine)
  • Schools
  • Security
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Biology
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Cardiovascular Physiology