Respiratory Function Tests

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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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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Effects of exposure to intermittent hypoxia on oxidative stress and acute hypoxic ventilatory response in humans.
RATIONALE:Periodic occlusion of the upper airway in patients with obstructive sleep apnea leads to chronic intermittent hypoxia, which …
Vincent Pialoux, Patrick J Hanly, Glen E Foster, Julien V Brugniaux, Andrew E Beaudin, Sara E Hartmann, Matiram Pun, Cailean T Duggan, 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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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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Repeated measurement of hypoxic ventilatory response as an intermittent hypoxic stimulus.
Measurement of hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) involves an exposure to hypoxia which, if repeated over several days might act as an …
Michael S Koehle, Glen E Foster, Donald C McKenzie, A William Sheel
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Acute hypoxic ventilatory response and exercise-induced arterial hypoxemia in men and women.
Recent studies claim a higher prevalence of exercise-induced arterial hypoxemia (EIAH) in women relative to men and that diminished …
Jordan A Guenette, Tu T Diep, Michael S Koehle, Glen E Foster, Jennifer C Richards, A William Sheel
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