Figure 2.
Example of Cardiac MR imaging of one subject, displaying a midventricular short axis view at papillary muscle level at end-diastole. Compared to rest (left panel), the left ventricle (LV) and right ventricle (RV) are similar in size at end of apnea with maximum expiration (center panel). In contrast, at the end of > 240 s of apnea with glossopharyngeal insufflation (right panel) there is a decrease in LV and RV size and thickening of the ventricular wall (double-headed arrows) compared to rest.