Prognozing of the Resistance to Hypoxia in Military Pilots by Cardiovascular and Respiratory Parameters

Abstract

The effect of hypoxic hypoxia on the autonomic cardiovascular response pattern and the prognosis of resistance to hypoxia were determined after exposure to hypoxic hypoxia in barochamber at simulated altitude 5000 m in 21 military pilots. Cardiovascular: heart rate variability (HRV) measures heart rate systolic and diastolic blood pressure and respiratory parameters: arterial oxygen saturation were examined in pre-hypoxic and post-hypoxic exposure. Although mean values of cardiovascular and respiratory parameters corresponded to referents, hypoxia caused significant effect on HRV measures, diastolic blood pressure, and arterial oxygen saturation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADP011065

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People

  • Liliya Slavtcheva
  • Mirtcho Vukov
  • Rouja Nikolova
  • Roumen Zlatev

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cardiac Arrhythmias
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Decompression Sickness
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Frequency Domain
  • Heart Rate
  • High Altitude
  • Hyperbaric Conditions
  • Military Pilots
  • Oxygenation
  • Partial Pressure
  • Regression Analysis
  • Respiration
  • Sea Level
  • Sensory Receptor Cells
  • Time Domain

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  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Cardiovascular Physiology