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Heart rate variability, cardiac mechanics, and subjectively evaluated stress during simulator flight.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6626075     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The effects of a simulator flight task on the heart rate variation (HRV) and hemodynamic variables were studied in nine pilots with instrument flight ratings. An electrocardiogram (ECG), phonocardiogram (PCG), and impedance cardiogram (ICG) were recorded continuously during three successive flights. Indices of HRV, power spectra, and autocorrelograms were computed from the R-R interval signal. Stroke volume (SV), cardiac output (CO), and systolic time intervals (STI) were determined by means of the ECG, PCG, and ICG. A scaling method for a subjective evaluation of tiredness, effort, and success during the flight was used. The repeats of the flight task decreased the heart rate (HR), CO, and cardiac index (CI). The different phases of the flight altered the HR (mean 97 min-1, S.E.M. 4 min-1), total HRV (RMSM) (mean 33 ms, S.E.M. 5 ms), and the periodic HRV. Subjectively, the pilots felt only moderate stress. The subjectively evaluated tiredness was significantly associated with the STI. Moderate informative stress in the flight simulator affected the chronotropic parameters of the heart. The inotropic state of the heart was not affected by the different phases of the flight but possibly by the diminishing sympathetic drive with accommodation during the repeats.
Authors:
A Lindqvist; E Keskinen; K Antila; L Halkola; T Peltonen; I Välimäki
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Aviation, space, and environmental medicine     Volume:  54     ISSN:  0095-6562     ISO Abbreviation:  Aviat Space Environ Med     Publication Date:  1983 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-11-23     Completed Date:  1983-11-23     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7501714     Medline TA:  Aviat Space Environ Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  685-90     Citation Subset:  IM; S    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aerospace Medicine
Aviation
Fatigue
Heart Rate*
Humans
Middle Aged
Stress, Psychological / physiopathology*

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