Abstract
Heat exposure impairs human blood pressure control and markedly reduces tolerance to a simulated haemorrhagic challenge. Inspiratory resistance breathing enhances blood pressure control and improves tolerance during simulated haemorrhage in normothermic individuals. However, it is unknown whether similar improvements occur with this manoeuvre in heat stress
conditions. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that inspiratory resistance breathing improves tolerance to simulated haemorrhage in individuals with elevated internal temperatures. On two separate days, eight subjects performed a simulated haemorrhage challenge [lower-body negative pressure (LBNP)] to presyncope after an increase in internal temperature of 1.3 ± 0.1◦C. During one trial, subjects breathed through an inspiratory impedance device set at 0 cmH2O of resistance (Sham), whereas on a subsequent day the device was set at −7 cmH2O of resistance (ITD). Tolerance was quantified as the cumulative stress index. Subjects were more tolerant to the LBNP challenge during the ITD protocol, as indicated by a > 30% larger cumulative stress index (Sham, 520 ± 306 mmHg min; ITD, 682 ± 324 mmHg min; P < 0.01). These data indicate
that inspiratory resistance breathing modestly improves tolerance to a simulated progressive haemorrhagic challenge during heat stress.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1243-1250 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Experimental Physiology |
Volume | 103 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Jun 2018 |
Keywords
- inspiratory threshold device
- lower-body negative pressure
- whole-body heating