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Subjects are needed for a DAN research study at Duke University Medical Center’s Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology. Volunteers who have experienced immersion pulmonary edema are needed for a study of the effect of cold water immersion on pulmonary arterial and pulmonary arterial wedge pressures. Subjects will exercise underwater on a cycle ergometer modified for use in a pool inside a hyperbaric chamber. Subjects will be instrumented with arterial and pulmonary artery catheters.
Prior to the study, subjects must come to the laboratory (about 3 hours) for a physical exam, an exercise test, orientation, and scheduling for the experimental day. The experimental day (about 8 hours) takes place at least three days later.
Subjects will be paid up to $350 for participation in the study. Travel and lodging expenses will be covered.
Subjects must be 18-40 years of age, physically fit (regularly exercise at least twice a week), and have no physical impairment that would prevent them from participation. They must have experienced immersion pulmonary edema.
For more information, please contact Tracy Wester at IPEdivestudy@notes.duke.edu
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