Biomedical Research

Hypertension of moon walkers

Joint Event on International Conference on Molecular Biology, Tissue Science and Regenerative Medicine & 4^th World Heart Congress
November 19-20, 2018 | Paris, France

William J Rowe

Medical University of Ohio, USA

Posters & Accepted Abstracts : Biomed Res

DOI: 10.4066/biomedicalresearch-C8-023

Abstract:

Hypertension of 12 moon walkers, James Irwin on day after return from Apollo 15 mission, showed extraordinary bicycle (B) stress test (ST) hypertension (275/125) after 3 minutes exercise; supervising >5000 maximum treadmill ST, author never witnessed ST- blood pressure approaching this level. Symptomlimited maximum B stress test showed “cyanotic fingernails”; Possibly venous blood trapped peripherally, supporting author’s “Apollo 15 Space Syndrome,” postulating that severe fingertip pain during space walks, triggered by plasma fluid, trapped distally; Mechanism could be related to endothelial dysfunction, providing “silent ischemia” warning. Neil Armstrong returned to earth with severe diastolic hypertension (160/135), consistent with ischemic left ventricular dysfunction; 50 mm increase in comparison with resting BP 110/85. With inhalation of lunar dust, brought into habitat on space suit, with high lunar iron (I) this dust inhalation, along with reduced (R) space flighttransferrin, R antioxidant, calcium (Ca) blocker-magnesium, conducive to severe oxidative stress, Ca overload with potential endothelial injuries. Using moon walker studies as example, my recent editorials show that I dust, released from brakes, with over 90% of brakes made of I, is a major hypertension factor and may also contribute to myocardial infarctions.

Biography:

William J Rowe is a board certified specialist in Internal Medicine. He received his MD at the University of Cincinnati and was in private practice in Toledo, Ohio for 34 years. He is a former assistant clinical professor of Medicine at the University of Ohio, School of Medicine at Toledo. Of only 4 space syndromes, he has published 2: “The Apollo 15 Space Syndrome” and “Neil Armstrong Syndrome”. He published Neil Armstrong’s probable lunar acute heart failure. He has been listed in the Marquis Whos Who of the World from 2002-2009,2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.

E-mail: rowefemsinspace@gmail.com

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