Exercise-induced arterial hypoxemia is unaffected by intense physical training: a case report.
Exercise-induced arterial hypoxemia (EIAH) occurs in some healthy humans at sea-level, whereby the most aerobically trained individuals develop the most severe hypoxemia. A female competitive runner completed 2 maximal exercise tests. Maximal oxygen consumption increased by 15% between testing days, but the degree of hypoxemia remained similar (PaO2, SaO2; 82 and 80 mm Hg; 93.8% and 92.8%; first and second test, respectively). Our case indicates that EIAH does not necessarily worsen with aerobic training.
a School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Paolo B
PB
Dominelli
Glen E
GE
Foster
Giulio S
GS
Dominelli
William R
WR
Henderson
Michael S
MS
Koehle
Donald C
DC
McKenzie
A William
AW
Sheel
D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000209:etiology*; D055070:Resistance Training