The Key Roles of Negative Pressure Breathing and Exercise in the Development of Interstitial Pulmonary Edema in Professional Male SCUBA Divers

• Main Authors: Olivier Castagna (Author), Jacques Regnard (Author), Emmanuel Gempp (Author), Pierre Louge (Author), François Xavier Brocq (Author), Bruno Schmid (Author), Anne-Virginie Desruelle (Author), Valentin Crunel (Author), Adrien Maurin (Author), Romain Chopard (Author), David Hunter MacIver (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Immersion pulmonary edema is potentially a catastrophic condition; however, the pathophysiological mechanisms are ill-defined. This study assessed the individual and combined effects of exertion and negative pressure breathing on the cardiovascular system during the development o...