FREE NEJM E-TOC    HOME   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CURRENT ISSUE   |   PAST ISSUES   |   COLLECTIONS   |   Search Term  Advanced Search

Sign in | Get NEJM's E-Mail Table of Contents — Free | Subscribe

Previous Volume 328:1853-1854 June 24, 1993 Number 25 Next

	Since this article has no abstract, we have provided an extract of the first 100 words of the full text and any section headings.

	Full Text Purchase this article Add to Personal Archive Add to Citation Manager Notify a Friend E-mail When Cited Related Article PubMed Citation

To the Editor: When a person enters zero gravity, a large amount of fluid (1 to 2 liters) shifts toward the head. The response to this shift includes the principal cardiovascular effects of spaceflight -- e.g., hypovolemia, dehydration, and postflight orthostatic intolerance¹. On earth, a similar headward shift of fluid increases central venous pressure²; in space, however, peripheral antecubital venous pressure does not increase^3,4. It is not known whether such peripheral measurements reflect central venous pressure. Only direct, continuous measurements recorded during a change from earth's gravity (1 g) to zero gravity can resolve these controversies. In . . . [Full Text of this Article]

References

Related Letters:

More on Central Venous Pressure in Space
Coleman L. B., Buckey J. C.
Extract | Full Text  
N Engl J Med 1993; 329:1822, Dec 9, 1993. Correspondence

This article has been cited by other articles:

• Caiani, E. G., Sugeng, L., Weinert, L., Capderou, A., Lang, R. M., Vaida, P. (2006). Objective evaluation of changes in left ventricular and atrial volumes during parabolic flight using real-time three-dimensional echocardiography. J. Appl. Physiol. 101: 460-468 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Arbeille, P., Herault, S., Fomina, G., Roumy, J., Alferova, I., Gharib, C. (1999). Influences of thigh cuffs on the cardiovascular system during 7-day head-down bed rest. J. Appl. Physiol. 87: 2168-2176 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Schlegel, T. T., Benavides, E. W., Barker, D. C., Brown, T. E., Harm, D. L., DeSilva, S. J., Low, P. A. (1998). Cardiovascular and Valsalva responses during parabolic flight. J. Appl. Physiol. 85: 1957-1965 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• White, R. J., Blomqvist, C. G. (1998). Central venous pressure and cardiac function during spaceflight. J. Appl. Physiol. 85: 738-746 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Videbaek, R., Norsk, P. (1997). Atrial distension in humans during microgravity induced by parabolic flights. J. Appl. Physiol. 83: 1862-1866 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Lauzon, A.-M., Prisk, G. K., Elliott, A. R., Verbanck, S., Paiva, M., West, J. B. (1997). Paradoxical helium and sulfur hexafluoride single-breath washouts in short-term vs. sustained microgravity. J. Appl. Physiol. 82: 859-865 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• Coleman, L. B., Buckey, J. C. (1993). More on Central Venous Pressure in Space. NEJM 329: 1822-1822 [Full Text]