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Acute hemodynamic response to weightlessness during parabolic flight
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 31(10)
- Publication Year :
- 1991
- Publisher :
- United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1991.
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Abstract
- The effect of a short exposure to weightlessness on hemodynamic parameters of humans was investigated in seven subjects flown aboard the KC-135 aircraft. Particular attention is given to the relationships among various hemodynamic responses to hypergravic and hypogravic states, observed for four different postures: semisupine, supine, standing, and sitting. Results are presented on changes in the thoracic fluid index, heart rate, cardiac index, and the coefficient of variation of the R-R intervals. High values of the coefficient of variation were found at the onset of 0-G, suggesting that vagal cardiac neural activity increases in all positions except supine (where a small decrease was registered).
- Subjects :
- Aerospace Medicine
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00912700
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- NASA Technical Reports
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsnas.19930033550
- Document Type :
- Report