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Intermittent hypoxia increases arterial blood pressure in humans through a Renin-Angiotensin system-dependent mechanism.
Intermittent hypoxia (IH) is believed to contribute to the pathogenesis of hypertension in obstructive sleep apnea through mechanisms …
Glen E Foster, Patrick J Hanly, Sofia B Ahmed, Andrew E Beaudin, Vincent Pialoux, Marc J Poulin
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Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular responses to acute hypoxia following exposure to intermittent hypoxia in healthy humans
Intermittent hypoxia (IH) is thought to be responsible for many of the long-term cardiovascular consequences associated with …
Glen E. Foster, Julien V. Brugniaux, Vincent Pialoux, Cailean T. C. Duggan, Patrick J. Hanly, Sofia B. Ahmed, Marc J. Poulin
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Ventilatory and cerebrovascular responses to hypercapnia in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea: effect of CPAP therapy.
The purpose of this study was to assess whether the cerebrovascular response to hypercapnia is blunted in OSA patients and if this …
Glen E Foster, Patrick J Hanly, Michele Ostrowski, Marc J Poulin
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Ventilatory and blood pressure responses to isocapnic hypoxia in OSA patients.
Glen E Foster, Patrick J Hanly, Michele Ostrowski, Marc J Poulin
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Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on cerebral vascular response to hypoxia in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
RATIONALE:The mechanism leading to increased risk of stroke in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is unknown. It may occur …
Glen E Foster, Patrick J Hanly, Michele Ostrowski, Marc J Poulin
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Effects of acetazolamide on ventilatory, cerebrovascular, and pulmonary vascular responses to hypoxia.
RATIONALE: Acute mountain sickness (AMS) may affect individuals who (rapidly) ascend to altitudes higher than 2,000-3,000 m. A more …
Luc J Teppema, George M Balanos, Craig D Steinback, Allison D Brown, Glen E Foster, Henry J Duff, Richard Leigh, Marc J Poulin
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Entrainment of breathing in cyclists and non-cyclists during arm and leg exercise.
The purpose of this study was to compare the incidence of entrainment of breathing (ENT) between cyclists (C; n=8) and non-cyclists …
Ben C Sporer, Glen E Foster, A William Sheel, Donald C McKenzie
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Human ventilatory responsiveness to hypoxia is unrelated to maximal aerobic capacity.
Ventilatory responsiveness to hypoxia (HVR) has been reported to be different between highly trained endurance athletes and healthy …
A William Sheel, Michael S Koehle, Jordan A Guenette, Glen E Foster, Benjamin C Sporer, Tu T Diep, Donald C McKenzie
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Variable effects of respiratory muscle training on cycle exercise performance in men and women.
Respiratory muscle training (RMT) has been proposed as an effective means to increase the strength of the inspiratory muscles and …
Jordan A Guenette, Andrea M Martens, Anne L Lee, Gradin D Tyler, Jennifer C Richards, Glen E Foster, Darren E R Warburton, A William Sheel
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Effects of two protocols of intermittent hypoxia on human ventilatory, cardiovascular and cerebral responses to hypoxia
We determined the ventilatory, cardiovascular and cerebral tissue oxygen response to two protocols of normobaric, isocapnic, …
Glen E. Foster, Donald C. McKenzie, William K. Milsom, A. William Sheel
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