Why the study?
Does sudden hypobaric hypoxia alter linear and nonlinear heart rate variability in military pilots?
Population
12 military pilots
Comparison
Sudden hypobaric hypoxia vs Basal state and recovery state
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for hypoxia-related autonomic shifts in pilots; prospective validation needed before clinical or aviation applications.
Does sudden hypobaric hypoxia alter linear and nonlinear heart rate variability in military pilots?
Sudden hypobaric hypoxia induces a pattern of diminished linear HRV and increased nonlinear HRV, resembling autonomic changes seen in patients with ischemic heart disease at high risk for ventricular fibrillation.
Vigo et al. (2010) studied this question.
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