Table 1.
Rest 1 | Normoxic exercise | Rest 2 | Steady‐state hypoxia | Hypoxic exercise | |
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Control | |||||
MAP (mmHg) | 90 ± 2 | 95 ± 1† | 91 ± 2 | 94 ± 2 | 97 ± 2† |
HR (beats min−1) | 59 ± 4 | 69 ± 6† | 59 ± 3 | 75 ± 4† | 79 ± 4†‡ |
FVC (mL min−1 100 mmHg−1) | 91.4 ± 14.9 | 357.3 ± 40.1† | 91.2 ± 17.1 | 117.0 ± 24.8† | 415.9 ± 44.8†‡ |
(%) | 99 ± 0 | 98 ± 1 | 99 ± 0 | 82 ± 2†‡ | 82 ± 1†‡ |
Minute vent. (L min−1; BTPS) | 8.4 ± 0.4 | 10.5 ± 0.6 | 9.1 ± 0.4 | 17.0 ± 1.4†‡ | 23.1 ± 2.3†‡# |
End‐tidal CO2 (mmHg) | 40.2 ± 0.7 | 38.7 ± 0.9 | 39.1 ± 1.4 | 38.6 ± 0.9 | 39.5 ± 1.0 |
NO, PG, Na+/K+‐ATPase, KIR channel block | |||||
MAP (mmHg) | 98 ± 2* | 105 ± 2*† | 97 ± 3* | 103 ± 3*† | 106 ± 2*† |
HR (beats min−1) | 57 ± 3 | 63 ± 4* | 57 ± 3 | 75 ± 3†‡ | 79 ± 4†‡ |
FVC (mL min−1 100 mmHg−1) | 41.0 ± 6.1* | 244.4 ± 31.1*† | 41.5 ± 7.4* | 36.9 ± 5.0* | 270.3 ± 31.2*†‡ |
(%) | 99 ± 0 | 98 ± 1 | 99 ± 0 | 84 ± 1*†‡ | 82 ± 1†‡ |
Minute vent. (L min−1; BTPS) | 9.5 ± 0.7 | 11.4 ± 0.6 | 8.8 ± 0.7 | 22.1 ± 1.6*†‡ | 28.8 ± 2.7*†‡# |
End‐tidal CO2 (mmHg) | 37.3 ± 1.3* | 36.5 ± 1.1* | 38.1 ± 0.8 | 38.0 ± 0.9 | 38.5 ± 1.0‡ |
BTPS, body temperature and pressure, saturated.
* P < 0.05 vs. control; † P < 0.05 vs. rest (within trial); ‡ P < 0.05 vs. normoxic exercise; # P < 0.05 vs. hypoxia; all comparisons within protocol; , oxygen saturation via pulse oximetry.