Research Article

Acute Biochemical, Cardiovascular, and Autonomic Response to Hyperbaric (4 atm) Exposure in Healthy Subjects

Table 4

Autonomic and baroreceptors function before/after hyperbaric exposure. The +/− mean values of standard deviation were presented.

ParameterHyperbaric exposure
before_exposureafter_exposure

Heart rate variabilityLFnu-RRI [%]0.0013
HFnu-RRI [%]0.0013
PSD-RRI [ms2]0.0279
LF/HF-RRI [/1]0.0123
LF/HF [/1]0.0156

Diastolic blood pressure variabilityLFnu-dBP [%]0.0065
HFnu-dBP [%]0.0222
PSD-dBP [mmHg2]0.4724
LF/HF-dBP [/1]0.0057

Systolic blood pressure variabilityLFnu-sBP [%]0.0222
HFnu-sBP [%]0.0123
PSD-sBP [mmHg2]0.5861
LF/HF-sBP [/1]0.0006

Baroreceptors reflex sensitivityUp-Events [/1]0.0008
Down-Events [/1]0.0026
Total-Events [/1]0.0065
Up-Events Slope
0.3061
Down-Events Slope
0.0597
Total-Events Slope
0.2485