Assessment of a dive incident using heart rate variability

Zenske, André; Koch, Andreas; Kähler, Wataru; Oellrich, Kerstin; Pepper, Clark; Muth, Thomas; Schipke, Jochen D.

doi:10.28920/dhm50.2.157-163

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“…However, regarding diving conditions, the possible effects of acute exposure to oxygen-enriched diving oxidative state in humans remain unclear and only few studies addressed the effects of diving on ANS ( Chouchou et al, 2009 ; Zenske et al, 2020a ). Recently, Zenske et al showed that parasympathetic activation was increased during nitrox diving, and this increase was marked enough to reduce heart rate during the dive ( Zenske et al, 2020b ).…”

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Heart Rate Variability During a Standard Dive: A Role for Inspired Oxygen Pressure?

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Introduction: Heart rate variability (HRV) during underwater diving has been infrequently investigated because of environment limitations and technical challenges. This study aims to analyze HRV changes while diving at variable hyperoxia when using open circuit (OC) air diving apparatus or at constant hyperoxia using a closed-circuit rebreather (CCR). We used HRV analysis in time and frequency domain adding nonlinear analysis which is more adapted to short-time analysis and less dependent on respiratory rate (Sinus respiratory arrhythmia).Materials and Methods: 18 males, 12 using OC (30 mfw for 20 min) and 6 using CCR (30 mfw for 40 min.). HRV was recorded using a polar recorder. Four samples of R-R intervals representing the dive were saved for HRV analysis. Standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals (SDNN), square root of the mean squared differences between successive RR intervals (rMSSD), and average RR intervals (RR) in time-domain; low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF) in frequency domain were investigated. Nonlinear analysis included fractal dimension (FrD).Results: SDNN and rMSSD were significantly increased during descent and at depth with OC, not with CCR. Mean RR interval was longer at depth with OC, but only during ascent and after the dive with CCR. HF power was higher than baseline during the descent both with OC and CCR and remained elevated at depth for OC. The LF/HF ratio was significantly lower than baseline for descent and at depth with both OC and CCR. After 30 min of recovery, the LF/HF ratio was higher than baseline with both OC and CCR. Nonlinear analysis detected differences at depth for OC and CCR.Discussion: Increased parasympathetic tone was present during diving. RR duration, SDNN; rMSSD, HF spectral power all increased during the dive above pre-dive levels. Conversely, HF power decreased (and the LF/HF increased) 30 min after the dive. Using FrD, a difference was detected between OC and CCR, which may be related to differences in partial pressure of oxygen breathed during the dive.

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