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. 2023;19(5):57-67.
doi: 10.2174/1573403X19666230330083225.

Countermeasures for Maintaining Cardiovascular Health in Space Missions

Jhilam Pramanik  1 , Akash Kumar  2 , Lakshay Panchal  3 , Bhupendra Prajapati  4
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Countermeasures for Maintaining Cardiovascular Health in Space Missions

Jhilam Pramanik et al. Curr Cardiol Rev. 2023.

Abstract

During space exploration, the human body is subjected to altered atmospheric environments and gravity, exposure to radiation, sleep disturbance, and mental pressures; all these factors are responsible for cardiovascular diseases. Under microgravity, the physiological changes related to cardiovascular diseases are the cephalic fluid shift, dramatic reduction in central venous pressure, changes in blood rheology and endothelial function, cerebrovascular abnormalities, headaches, optic disc edema, intracranial hypertension, congestion of the jugular vein, facial swelling, and loss of taste. Generally, five countermeasures are used to maintain cardiovascular health (during and after space missions), including shielding, nutritional, medicinal, exercise, and artificial gravity. This article concludes with how to reduce space missions' impact on cardiovascular health with the help of various countermeasures.

Keywords: Space mission; artificial gravity; cardiac health; exercise; medicinal; nutritional.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest, financial or otherwise.

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