Heart-Rate Training

[…] how hard they are working in comparison to their maximum heart rate. People with certain cardiovascular risk factors or who take heart-rate regulatory medication such as beta blockers should consult […]

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Between Deep Sea and Space

[…] the environments in which they work. We see impacts on the brain physiology and the cardiovascular system across all the different environments, which can ultimately affect cognitive and physical performance. […]

Slow Down Progression of Atherosclerosis With Lifestyle Behaviors

[…] Read full paper: Ahmed HM, Blaha MJ, Nasir K, et al. Low-risk lifestyle, coronary calcium, cardiovascular events, and mortality: results from MESA. Am J Epidemiol 2013; DOI:10.1093/aje/kws453. Available at: http://aje.oxfordjournals.org. Learn more about cardiovascular […]

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Risk Factors For Heart Disease

[…] blood pressure and lipid levels and can result in sustained, low-level inflammation that causes the cardiovascular system to deteriorate, and may increase your risk of decompression sickness (DCS). Hyperlipidemia High […]

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Help DAN Track Dive Injuries

[…] of their in-depth analyses. We randomly selected cases for a series analysis and found that cardiovascular disease was present in many of the fatalities. Make sure you talk to your […]

Sherri Ferguson

[…] kilometers) was causing some saturation drops similar to sleep apnea, which had potential implications for cardiovascular health and hypertension. To look at those effects, we had the pilots sleep in […]

Alert Diver Q3 2022 Researcher Profile

Coronary Calcium Scans and Heart Attacks

[…] However, the recommended safe level of exercise intensity depends on the degree of restoration of cardiovascular functions, which a stress test can gauge. All healthy people, asymptomatic people with a […]

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CPR

[…] References 1. Field JM, et al. American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care, Part 1. Executive Summary. Circulation, 2010; 122 :S640-S656. 2. Vanden Hoek TL, et al. […]

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Recruiting for DAN Research

[…] water.  DAN also needs help collecting data in the field as we study decompression stress, cardiovascular fitness, population health, and more. We work with our volunteers to match their interests, […]