Cardiac Atrophy After Bed-Rest Deconditioning

D. Levine, Benjamin; H. Zuckerman, Julie; A. Pawelczyk, James

doi:10.1161/01.cir.96.2.517

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Cardiac Atrophy After Bed-Rest Deconditioning

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Authors:

Benjamin D. Levine

Julie H. Zuckerman

James A. Pawelczyk

Abstract

Background The cardiovascular adaptation to bed rest leads to orthostatic intolerance, characterized by an excessive fall in stroke volume (SV) in the upright position. We hypothesized that this large fall in SV is due to a change in cardiac mechanics. Methods and Results We measured pulmonary capil...

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