Background: While exercising underwater, divers experience increased ventilatory load which can predispose them to respiratory muscle fatigue and hypercapnia. Hypercapnic ventilatory response (HCVR) is a highly variable measure of the physiological...
Background: While cardiometabolic disease (CMD) is the number one cause of death for women in the US, age at CMD onset is 10-20 years after that of men. This stark difference in CMD incidence is attributed to menopausal estrogen withdrawal. Along with...