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Physiological systemic pressure profile of hyperbaric underwater worker during exercise stress testing as a predictor of physical fitness (1103.2)
Author(s) -
Duvallet Alain,
Duvallet Emilie,
Lhuissier François,
Constantin Pascal,
Beaudry Michele
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.1103.2
Subject(s) - contraindication , medicine , blood pressure , stress testing (software) , population , standard deviation , myocardial infarction , physical therapy , emergency medicine , cardiology , statistics , environmental health , pathology , computer science , alternative medicine , mathematics , programming language
Aims: Study the possibility of abnormalities in the control of blood pressure with increased risk of sudden death or myocardial infarction is an important health burden in occupational or hyperbaric medicine. Methods: To explore we studied the PAS and PAD of 200 apparently healthy underwater workers during 780 bicycle exercise stress tests. The results were analysed by mean, standard deviation and normal distribution. Results: The PASmax were at 212.4 ± 19.7 and PADmax at 98.8 ± 16.6 mmHg. All parameters have a continuous probability distribution at each step. The variations above or below two standard deviation defined an abnormal response. These patients have a temporary medical contraindication before special re‐assessments. Conclusion: The vascular system should be sufficient to enable the workers to sustain strenuous activity without increased risk and with a preserved systemic pressure. It should be especially stringent because the consequences of injury are important and dangerous Exercise testing cannot exclude all risk; but the blood pressure behavior was recommended for medical fitness. This finding should be considered in future cardio‐vascular guidance documents applied for a specific population.