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| Title |
Effects of Slow Deep Breathing at High Altitude on Oxygen Saturation, Pulmonary and Systemic Hemodynamics
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0049074 |
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| Authors |
Grzegorz Bilo, Miriam Revera, Maurizio Bussotti, Daniele Bonacina, Katarzyna Styczkiewicz, Gianluca Caldara, Alessia Giglio, Andrea Faini, Andrea Giuliano, Carolina Lombardi, Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz, Giuseppe Mancia, Piergiuseppe Agostoni, Gianfranco Parati |
| Abstract |
Slow deep breathing improves blood oxygenation (Sp(O2)) and affects hemodynamics in hypoxic patients. We investigated the ventilatory and hemodynamic effects of slow deep breathing in normal subjects at high altitude. We collected data in healthy lowlanders staying either at 4559 m for 2-3 days (Study A; N = 39) or at 5400 m for 12-16 days (Study B; N = 28). Study variables, including Sp(O2) and systemic and pulmonary arterial pressure, were assessed before, during and after 15 minutes of breathing at 6 breaths/min. At the end of slow breathing, an increase in Sp(O2) (Study A: from 80.2±7.7% to 89.5±8.2%; Study B: from 81.0±4.2% to 88.6±4.5; both p<0.001) and significant reductions in systemic and pulmonary arterial pressure occurred. This was associated with increased tidal volume and no changes in minute ventilation or pulmonary CO diffusion. Slow deep breathing improves ventilation efficiency for oxygen as shown by blood oxygenation increase, and it reduces systemic and pulmonary blood pressure at high altitude but does not change pulmonary gas diffusion. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 13% |
| Qatar | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 6 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 63% |
| Scientists | 2 | 25% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 159 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 29 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 5% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 28 | 17% |
| Unknown | 62 | 38% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 31 | 19% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 24 | 15% |
| Psychology | 8 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 4% |
| Engineering | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 21 | 13% |
| Unknown | 65 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 133. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 June 2023.
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#1,597
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#69
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