TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Effects of an antihypertensive medication on functional capacity under simulated flight-typical stress-conditions
JO  - European journal of medical research
A1  - Wolfram, G.
A1  - Drummer, C.
A1  - Helbig, R.
A1  - Hesse, C.
A1  - Klan, R.
A1  - Sittner, W. D.
A1  - Baisch, F.
SP  - 379
EP  - 381
VL  - 4
IS  - 9
N2  - A model to investigate the functional capacity (psychomental performance) under stressful conditions was developed. Twenty eight patients with mild hypertension receiving Nitrendipine (20 mg) for 30 days were tested under hypoxic (16% oxygen) and/or orthostatic (-30 mmHg lower body negative pressure) conditions using a subset of the AGARD battery. The main effect was a decreasing performance of the grammatical reasoning task (GRT) under hypoxia or the combination of hypoxia and orthostasis. A simultaneous application of stressors while performing psychometric test batteries may be useful to reveal pharmaceutical influences on human performance and may help to recommend the use of drugs in occupational medicine.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0949-2321
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -