Cardiopulmonary Function After Recovery From Swimming-induced Pulmonary Edema.

Cardiopulmonary Function After Recovery From Swimming-induced Pulmonary Edema.

Journal of Sports Medicine

July 16, 2006

Ludwig BB,
Mahon RT,
Schwartzman EL.

*National Naval Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Bethesda, MD daggerNaval Medical Research Center, Undersea Medicine Department, Silver Spring, MD double daggerNaval Medical Center Portsmouth, Division of Cardiology, Portsmouth, VA.

OBJECTIVE:

This study aimed to compare cardiopulmonary function in patients with a history of swimming-induced pulmonary edema (SIPE) with controls by measuring pulmonary function tests, oxygen consumption with exercise, and the pulmonary arterial pressure response to hypoxemia. DESIGN: Case control study.

SETTING:

Tertiary Military Medical Center.

PATIENTS:

US Navy Special Warfare members who had previously suffered SIPE.

INTERVENTIONS:

Measurement of pulmonary function tests, cardiopulmonary exercise test, pulmonary artery pressure by echocardiography at rest on room air and with hypoxia.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS:

Pulmonary function testing, carbon monoxide diffusing capacity, maximal oxygen consumption, and pulmonary arterial pressure response to hypoxemia. RESULTS: Subjects who previously had SIPE did not demonstrate differences in pulmonary function tests, carbon monoxide diffusing capacity, maximal oxygen consumption, or pulmonary arterial pressure response to hypoxemia.

CONCLUSIONS:

Subjects with a history of SIPE do not have abnormal pulmonary function tests, abnormal exercise capacity, or abnormal pulmonary arterial pressure response to hypoxemia when tested in dry conditions.

PMID: 16858220 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]