Why the study?
Does head-out water immersion exercise alter cardiac filling pressure and volume compared to land exercise in men?
Population
10 men
Comparison
Upright cycling exercise in water to the… vs Upright cycling exercise on land at the same…
Design
Other
Authors
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May increase preload during aquatic exercise; leaves open relevance to patients with heart failure.
Does head-out water immersion exercise alter cardiac filling pressure and volume compared to land exercise in men?
Head-out water immersion during exercise significantly increases indexes of cardiac preload compared to exercise on land.
Christie et al. (1990) studied this question.
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