Respiratory Mechanics

The effects of age and sex on mechanical ventilatory constraint and dyspnea during exercise in healthy humans
We examined the effects of age, sex, and their interaction on mechanical ventilatory constraint and dyspnea during exercise in 22 older …
Yannick Molgat-Seon, Paolo B. Dominelli, Andrew H. Ramsook, Michele R. Schaeffer, Stéfan Molgat Sereacki, Glen E. Foster, Lee M. Romer, Jeremy D. Road, Jordan A. Guenette, A. William Sheel
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DYSANAPSIS AND THE RESISTIVE WORK OF BREATHING DURING EXERCISE IN HEALTHY MEN AND WOMEN
Paolo B Dominelli, Yannick Molgat-Seon, Derek Bingham, Philippa M Swartz, Jeremy D Road, Glen Edward Foster, Andrew 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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Precise mimicking of exercise hyperpnea to investigate the oxygen cost of breathing
The oxygen cost of exercise hyperpnea (V˙(O2 RM)) has been quantified using a variety of techniques with inconsistent findings. …
P. B. Dominelli, J. N. Render, Y. Molgat-Seon, G. E. Foster, A. W. Sheel
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Pulmonary mechanics and gas exchange during exercise in Kenyan distance runners
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine arterial blood gases, the mechanical limits for generating expiratory flow and the …
Glen E. Foster, Michael S. Koehle, Paolo B. Dominelli, Francis M. Mwangi, Vincent O. Onywera, Michael K. Boit, Joshua C. Tremblay, Chepleting Boit, A. William Sheel
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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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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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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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Effects of enhanced human chemosensitivity on ventilatory responses to exercise.
It is not clear what the effects of different types of intermittent hypoxia have on human exercise ventilation. The purpose of this …
Glen E Foster, Donald C McKenzie, 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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