ECG records of 25 cosmonauts--members of 30 long-term Mir and ISS missions (73- to 197-day long) in the period of 1995-2007 were analyzed. The ECG records were made during medical selection, clinical-physiological investigations (KFO) before launch, insertion and standard descent, and post-flight KFO. No negative trends were discovered in 70% (n=21) of ECG records during insertion and descent of cosmonauts who had not have significant ECG deviations before flight.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnalyzed were deviations in cardiac function in 29 cosmonauts with previous aviation and other occupations ranging of 29 to 61 y.o. who made 8- to 30-day space flights (totai number of flights = 34) between 1982 and 2006.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAccording to the analysis of the data of active and passive orthostatic tolerance (OST) testing before and after 67 short- (SSF) and 53 long-term (LSF) space flights OST declined in all the cosmonauts regardless of flight length. Active testing on R+1 after SSF (7 to 25 d) and LSF (49 to 438 d) attested OST loss by 33% and 48%, respectively. Full OST recovery following SSF and LSF was observed in a week and 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFto evaluate the influence of the use thigh cuffs "Bracelet" on the hemodynamic adaptation to microgravity during short-term (up to a month) space flights, in-flight tolerance to LBNP-tests and post-flight orthostatic tolerance. 6 cosmonauts applied and 7 others did not apply the occlusive cuffs when on flight. The "Bracelet" device notably relieved the cosmonauts from the subjective discomfort following by the blood redistribution at initial period of exposure to microgravity.
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