Prolonged exercise at high ventilatory rates causes airway cooling and drying. Vessel dilation in response to the cooling induces airway edema, and the drying causes osmotic changes and inflammation ...

This important study by Kawano and colleagues was published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. [1] In the study, the authors provoked angina pectoris in 15 ...

THE hyperventilation syndrome, as seen in anxious, tense persons, is characterized by paresthesia of the extremities and circumoral area, sensations of lightheadedness and altered consciousness and ...

Hyperventilation occurs when you start to breathe very quickly, causing an imbalance between inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide (CO 2). This reduces the amount of CO 2 in the body. Low carbon ...