Astronaut Exercise Curbs Cardiac Atrophy From Microgravity
There's "no magic" to cardiac structural and functional changes during space flight, says a researcher. "It's a hemodynamic phenomenon."
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There's "no magic" to cardiac structural and functional changes during space flight, says a researcher. "It's a hemodynamic phenomenon."
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Human heart adapts to space by shrinking 27% Updated El Broide Share this: A scientific study reveals that Scott Kelly’s heart shrunk by one third during the year he spent on the International Space Station. Astronaut Scott Kelly jetted off on the adventure of a lifetime on March 27, 2015, where he spent an historic 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station. Kelly made sure to stay active by exercising six days a week with the help of a treadmill, a stationary bicycle, and a resistance machine. Upon his return, however, a scientific study reveals that his heart shrunk by a th...