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Diving into the ice bucket challenge

Anil Adisesh, Sarah Melville, Thomas Pulinilkunnil, Sohrab Lutchmedial and Keith R. Brunt
CMAJ December 09, 2014 186 (18) 1404-1405; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.141241
Anil Adisesh
Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick (Adisesh, Melville, Pulinilkunnil, Brunt), Saint John, New Brunswick; Saint John Regional Hospital (Lutchmedial), Saint John, New Brunswick.
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Sarah Melville
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Thomas Pulinilkunnil
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    Blood pressure recordings at baseline (A) and during the “ice bucket challenge” (B) in participant 1. Baseline systolic pressure was 155 ± 20 mm Hg, arterial pressure was 45 mm Hg and heart rate variability was 5%. In-challenge systolic pressure was 173 ± 12 mm Hg, arterial pressure was 67 mm Hg, and heart rate variability was 10%. Time at which the accompanying photograph (C) was taken is indicated with an arrow.

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    Blood pressure recordings at baseline (A) and during the “ice bucket challenge” (B) in participant 2. Baseline systolic pressure was 144 ± 16 mm Hg, arterial pressure was 48 mm Hg, and heart rate variability was 4%. In-challenge systolic pressure was 173 ± 33 mm Hg, arterial pressure was 77 mm Hg, and heart rate variability was 18%. Time at which the accompanying photograph (C) was taken is indicated with an arrow.

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