Cardiorespiratory responses to exercise in acute hypoxia, hyperoxia and normoxia |
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Authors: | Peltonen J E Tikkanen H O Rusko H K |
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Institution: | Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinski, Finland. juha.peltonen@helsinki.fi |
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Abstract: | There is a prevailing hypothesis that an acute change in the fraction of oxygen in inspired air (F
IO2) has no effect on maximal cardiac output (
), although maximal oxygen uptake (
) and exercise performance do vary along with F
IO2. We tested this hypothesis in six endurance athletes during progressive cycle ergometer exercise in conditions of hypoxia
(F
IO2=0.150), normoxia (F
IO2=0.209) and hyperoxia (F
IO2=0.320). As expected,
decreased in hypoxia mean (SD) 3.58 (0.45) l·min–1, P<0.05] and increased in hyperoxia 5.17 (0.34) l·min–1, P<0.05] in comparison with normoxia 4.55 (0.32) l·min–1]. Similarly, maximal power (
) decreased in hypoxia 334 (41) W, P<0.05] and tended to increase in hyperoxia 404 (58) W] in comparison with normoxia 383 (46) W]. Contrary to the hypothesis,
was 25.99 (3.37) l·min–1 in hypoxia (P<0.05 compared to normoxia and hyperoxia), 28.51 (2.36) l·min–1 in normoxia and 30.13 (2.06) l·min–1 in hyperoxia. Our results can be interpreted to indicate that (1) the reduction in
in acute hypoxia is explained both by the narrowing of the arterio-venous oxygen difference and reduced
, (2) reduced
in acute hypoxia may be beneficial by preventing a further decrease in pulmonary and peripheral oxygen diffusion, and (3)
reduced
and
in acute hypoxia may be the result rather than the cause of the reduced
and skeletal muscle recruitment, thus supporting the existence of a central governor.
Electronic Publication |
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Keywords: | Cardiac output Heart rate Stroke volume Oxygen uptake Athletes |
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