Key result
Swimming in cold water combined with exercise precipitated pulmonary oedema in a physically fit man, a condition that typically improves spontaneously without recurrence.
Case Report (n=1)
Cold water swimming combined with exercise can precipitate pulmonary oedema due to increased cardiac preload and afterload, though it typically resolves spontaneously.
May prompt caution with cold-water exercise in athletes; leaves open incidence and mechanisms.
The case is reported of a physically fit man, who, while training for a triathlon, developed pulmonary oedema secondary to swimming in cold water. Pulmonary oedema is usually caused by a combination of exercise and cold water, resulting in an increase in cardiac preload and after load, which causes an increase in pulmonary capillary pressure. Most cases improve spontaneously and quickly with no recurrence of symptoms.
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Biswas et al. (2004) conducted a case report in Pulmonary oedema (n=1). Swimming in cold water was evaluated on Pulmonary oedema. Swimming in cold water combined with exercise precipitated pulmonary oedema in a physically fit man, a condition that typically improves spontaneously without recurrence.
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