Running with Face Masks or Respirators Can Be Detrimental to the Respiratory and Cardiovascular Systems
作者机构：Department of Cardiovascular MedicineThe First Affi liated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University277 Yanta West RoadXi’an710061 ShaanxiChina Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular DiseaseDepartment of CardiologyTianjin Institute of CardiologySecond Hospital of Tianjin Medical UniversityChina
出 版 物：《Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications》 (心血管创新与应用（英文）)
年 卷 期：2021年第6卷第3期
页 面：63-65页
主 题：COVID-19 Running Face masks Respiratory system
摘 要：Since the fi rst cases of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coro-navirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)were reported at the end of 2019,this infection has spread around the globe,becoming a pandemic.The use of face masks and respirators is an important public health measure to reduce or prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2.Here we discuss the hypothetical mechanisms by which exercise with face masks or respirators can induce detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system,potentially explaining adverse events such as cardiac arrhythmias and spontaneous pneumothorax.Although sudden death associated with the wearing of a face mask during running is a rare event,the risk is higher especially in those with existing cardiac comorbidities.In such cases,a mask designed specifi cally for runners with no or few side effects of oxygen defi ciency should be considered instead.
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