Weightlessness and cardiac rhythm disorders: current knowledge from space flight and bed-rest studies

Isolated episodes of heart rhythm disorders have been reported during 40 years of space flight, triggering research to evaluate the risk of developing life-threatening arrhythmias induced by prolonged exposure to weightlessness. In fact, these events could compromise astronaut performance during exp...

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Main Authors: Enrico Gianluca Caiani, Alba Martin-Yebra, Federica Landreani, Juan Bolea, Pablo Laguna, Pierre Vaïda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fspas.2016.00027/full