Radiographic evidence of pulmonary edema during high-intensity interval training in women.
The purpose was to determine if an intense interval training session could produce transient pulmonary edema in women. Fourteen females [(27+/-4 years; body mass index of 21.6+/-1.5 kg/m(2)); maximal oxygen consumption = 3.12+/-0.42 L/min] performed three sets of 5 min sea-level cycling exercise with 10-min recovery between each set. Average oxygen consumption at minute 5 of each set was 96+/-5% of maximum and arterial plasma lactate concentration at minute 5 of each set was 16.0+/-3.3 mmol/L. Chest radiographs were obtained before and 33.2+/-6.1 min after exercise. Four different chest radiologists independently reviewed the radiographs for edema, and scored seven validated radiographic characteristics on a three-point scale (0-2). The overall edema score increased from 1.3+/-1.6 before exercise to 1.9+/-2.0 after exercise [P<0.05; Delta = +0.7+/-1.8, 95% CI, 0.2 to +1.1]. This study shows that an intense interval training session can cause mild, detectable pulmonary edema in some women.
Zavorsky
Gerald S
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Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Center, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room D10-144, Montreal, Que., Canada H3G 1A4. gerald.zavorsky@mcgill.ca
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D000328:Adult; D001642:Bicycling; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology; D010807:Physical Endurance; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D011859:Radiography; D012016:Reference Values