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J Appl Physiol 65: 41-45, 1988;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 65, Issue 1 41-45, Copyright © 1988 by American Physiological Society

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Single-breath DLCO maneuver causes cardiac output to fall during and after cycling

D. S. Miles, R. W. Gotshall, M. R. Motta and C. A. Duncan
Department of Physiology and Biophysics, School of Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45401-0927.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of the single-breath pulmonary diffusing capacity (DLCO) breath-hold maneuver on central hemodynamics. Ten men (mean age 24 yr) were studied at rest, during 40 min of cycling at 40 and 60% of peak O2 uptake, and 10 min into recovery. DLCO was measured in the seated position during a 10-s breath hold at total lung capacity. At rest the breath hold caused a significant fall in stroke volume (SV, -16%) and an increase in heart rate (HR, +20%) with no change in cardiac output (Q). The resting DLCO of 36.5 ml.min-1.mmHg-1 increased by 28 and 48%, respectively, during the low- and moderate-intensity cycling. The breath hold while cycling caused a significant decrease in SV and Q, but HR did not change. Likewise, during recovery SV and Q fell with the breath hold but again HR did not change. A significant fall in systolic (-17%), diastolic (-12.5%), and mean arterial pressure (-15%) occurred during the breath hold at rest and during and after the exercise. The reduction observed in SV and blood pressure most likely reflected a decrease in venous return. The differences observed in the HR response before, compared with during and after exercise, were consistent with a resetting or shift in the operating point of the arterial baroreflex. Because blood flow fell during the exercise and recovery breath-hold maneuver, the "true" DLCO may have been underestimated during and after cycling.


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