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Imray, C. (Chris). (2005) Effect of exercise on cerebral perfusion in humans at high altitude. Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol.99 (No.2). pp. 699-706. ISSN 8750-7587
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00973.2004
Abstract
The effects of submaximal and maximal exercise on cerebral perfusion were assessed using a portable, recumbent cycle ergometer in nine unacclimatized subjects ascending to 5,260 m. At 150 m, mean (SD) cerebral oxygenation (rSO2%) increased during submaximal exercise from 68.4 (SD 2.1) to 70.9 (SD 3.8) (P < 0.0001) and at maximal oxygen uptake (V̇O2 max) to 69.8 (SD 3.1) (P < 0.02). In contrast, at each of the high altitudes studied, rSO2 was reduced during submaximal exercise from 66.2 (SD 2.5) to 62.6 (SD 2.1) at 3,610 m (P < 0.0001), 63.0 (SD 2.1) to 58.9 (SD 2.1) at 4,750 m (P < 0.0001), and 62.4 (SD 3.6) to 61.2 (SD 3.9) at 5,260 m (P < 0.01), and at V̇O2 max to 61.2 (SD 3.3) at 3,610 m (P < 0.0001), to 59.4 (SD 2.6) at 4,750 m (P < 0.0001), and to 58.0 (SD 3.0) at 5,260 m (P < 0.0001). Cerebrovascular resistance tended to fall during submaximal exercise (P = not significant) and rise at V̇O2 max, following the changes in arterial oxygen saturation and end-tidal CO2. Cerebral oxygen delivery was maintained during submaximal exercise at 150 m with a nonsignificant fall at V̇O2 max, but at high altitude peaked at 30% of V̇O2 max and then fell progressively at higher levels of exercise. The fall in rSO2 and oxygen delivery during exercise may limit exercise at altitude and is likely to contribute to the problems of acute mountain sickness and high-altitude cerebral edema.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Metabolic and Vascular Health Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Applied Physiology |
| Publisher: | American Physiological Society |
| ISSN: | 8750-7587 |
| Date: | 2005 |
| Volume: | Vol.99 |
| Number: | No.2 |
| Page Range: | pp. 699-706 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1152/japplphysiol.00973.2004 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/52188 |
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