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Reduced blood flow through intrapulmonary arteriovenous anastomoses during exercise in lowlanders acclimatizing to high altitude.
What is the central question of this study? The aim was to determine, using the technique of agitated saline contrast echocardiography, …
Lindsey M Boulet, Andrew T Lovering, Michael M Tymko, Trevor A Day, Mike Stembridge, Trang Anh Nguyen, Philip N Ainslie, Glen E Foster
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Gas density alters expiratory time constants before and after experimental lung injury
William R Henderson, Yannick Molgat-Seon, Paolo B Dominelli, Penelope M A Brasher, Donald E G Griesdale, Glen E Foster, Alexandra Yacyshyn, Najib T Ayas, A William Sheel
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End tidal-to-arterial CO$_textrm2$ and O$_textrm2$ gas gradients at low- and high-altitude during dynamic end-tidal forcing.
We sought to characterize and quantify the performance of a portable dynamic end-tidal forcing (DEF) system in controlling the partial …
Michael M Tymko, Philip N Ainslie, David B MacLeod, Chris K Willie, Glen E Foster
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Hypoxia, not pulmonary vascular pressure, induces blood flow through intrapulmonary arteriovenous anastomoses.
KEY POINTS:Blood flow through intrapulmonary arteriovenous anastomoses (IPAVA) is increased by acute hypoxia during rest by unknown …
Joshua C Tremblay, Andrew T Lovering, Philip N Ainslie, Mike Stembridge, Keith R Burgess, Akke Bakker, Joseph Donnelly, Samuel J E Lucas, Nia C S Lewis, Paolo B Dominelli, William R Henderson, Giulio S Dominelli, A William Sheel, Glen E Foster
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Effect of carrying a weighted backpack on lung mechanics during treadmill walking in healthy men.
Weighted backpacks are used extensively in recreational and occupational settings, yet their effects on lung mechanics during acute …
Paolo B Dominelli, A William Sheel, Glen E Foster
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Exercise-induced intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunt in healthy women.
The purpose of this study was to determine if healthy young women of various aerobic fitness levels are vulnerable to intrapulmonary …
Jill M Kennedy, Glen E Foster, Michael S Koehle, James E Potts, George G S Sandor, M Terri Potts, Kristin M Houghton, William R Henderson, A William Sheel
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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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The human diving response, its function, and its control
The purpose of this review is to outline the physiological responses associated with the diving response, its functional significance, …
G. E. Foster, A. W. Sheel
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