ReviewFrontiers in physiology2021
Breath-Hold Diving - The Physiology of Diving Deep and Returning.
Review in Frontiers in physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
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17 citing papers in PubMed.
- Cumulative oxidative and inflammatory responses to repeated depth training in breath-hold divers: a multiparametric field study.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Aquaticity as a Latent Dimension of Aquatic Performance: Conceptual Framework and Application to Breath-Hold Diving.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Beyond Euglycemia: Case Studies Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Elite Athletes Without Diabetes During Record Athletic Events.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Advances in breath-hold diving research: a state-of-the-art review.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Review
- A hypothesis-driven pulmonary-cerebral mechanistic framework of neurological decompression illness in repetitive breath-hold diving.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Review
- Dynamics of Preparatory Apneas and Their Influence on Maximal Dry Static Apnea in Breath-Hold Divers.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Aerobic and Anaerobic Metabolism During Monofin Swimming in Trained Breath-Hold Divers.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Respiratory system responses to a maximal apnoea.Experimental physiology · 2025Review
- The fitness costs and benefits of hunter-gatherer locomotor engagement.Evolutionary human sciences · 2025Article
- Body Positions and Physical Activity Levels Modulate the Ratio of Abdominal to Thoracic Breathing and Respiratory Rate in Young Individuals.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Skill building in freediving as an example of embodied culture.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2024Article
- Breathing patterns and associated cardiovascular changes in intermittently breathing animals: (Partially) correcting a semantic quagmire.Experimental physiology · 2024Review
- Oxy-Inflammation in Humans during Underwater Activities.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Retinal Layer and Choroidal Changes in Deep and Scuba Divers: Evidence of Pachychoroid Spectrum-Like Findings.Journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Dopamine/BDNF loss underscores narcosis cognitive impairment in divers: a proof of concept in a dry condition.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Article
- Pre-acclimation to altitude in young adults: choosing a hypoxic pattern at sea level which provokes significant haematological adaptations.European journal of applied physiology · 2022Article
- Decompression Illness in Repetitive Breath-Hold Diving: Why Ischemic Lesions Involve the Brain?Frontiers in physiology · 2021Review
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Abstract
Breath-hold diving involves highly integrative physiology and extreme responses to both exercise and asphyxia during progressive elevations in hydrostatic pressure. With astonishing depth records exceeding 100 m, and up to 214 m on a single breath, the human capacity for deep breath-hold diving continues to refute expectations. The physiological challenges and responses occurring during a deep dive highlight the coordinated interplay of oxygen conservation, exercise economy, and hyperbaric management. In this review, the physiology of deep diving is portrayed as it occurs across the phases of a dive: the first 20 m; passive descent; maximal depth; ascent; last 10 m, and surfacing. The acute risks of diving (i.e., pulmonary barotrauma, nitrogen narcosis, and decompression sickness) and the potential long-term medical consequences to breath-hold diving are summarized, and an emphasis on future areas of research of this unique field of physiological adaptation are provided.
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