Astronaut missions to Mars may be many years or even decades in thc future but current and planned efforts can be extrapolated to required treatments and prophylaxis for delerious efforts of prolonged space flight on the cardiovascular system. The literature of candidate countermeasures was considered in combination with unpublished plans for countermeasure implementation. The scope of cardiovascular countermeasures will be guided by assessments of the efficacy of mechanical, physiological and pharmacological approaches in protecting the cardiovascular capacities of interplanetary crewmembers. Plans for countermeasure development, evaluation and validation will exploit synergies among treatment modalities with the goal of maximizing protective effects while minimizing crew time and in-flight resource use. Protection of the cardiovascular capacity of interplanetary crewmembers will become more effective and efficient over the next few decades, but trade-offs between cost and effectiveness of efficiency are always possible if the increased level of risk can be accepted.
Cardiovascular Countermeasures for Exploration-Class Space Flight Missions
75th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association ; 2004 ; Anchorage, AK, United States
2004-01-01
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Cardiovascular adaptations, fluid shifts, and countermeasures related to space flight
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