Title: Responses to graded lower body negative pressure after space flight
Abstract: The effects of space flight on orthostatic function were studied. LBNP tests (0 to -60 mmHg) were administered to 7 crew members preflight and 2 to 6 hrs after 6 to 9 day shuttle missions. Cardiac stroke volumes were obtained each minute by echo Doppler. Orthostatic responses are given. The data suggest a decline in postflight orthostatic function, as assessed by LBNP, due to reduced cardiac filling despite potentiated heart rate and vasoconstrictor reflex responses in most crew members.
Publication Year: 1992
Publication Date: 1992-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
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