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Acute mountain sickness predicts the emotional state of amateur mountaineers [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Research on amateur mountaineers is scarce, and this study aims to delve into the emotional experiences of ten amateur mountaineers during their ascent using the "Befindlichkeitsskala" (BFS) and Lake Louise Acute Mountain Sickness scoring system (LLS ...
Zhengyang Zeng, Yun Zhou, Lun Li
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Are we prematurely predicting acute mountain sickness? [PDF]

Experimental Physiology
Julian C. Bommarito, Michael M. Tymko
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Dynamics in the prevalence and clinical manifestations of acute mountain sickness of different ascent protocols during high altitudes exposure. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Zhao C, Zhao X, Ma Y, Liu Y, Chen R, Sha L.   +5 more
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The changes of electroencephalography in mountaineers on Mount Jade, Taiwan: An observational study

PLoS ONE, 2022
Background The diagnosis of acute mountain sickness, which lacks a reliable and objective diagnostic tool, still depends on the clinical symptoms and signs and remains a major threat and unpredictable disease affecting millions of mountaineers ...
Kuo-Song Chang, Yu-Hui Chiu, Wei-Fong Kao, Cheryl C. H. Yang, Chorng-Kuang How, Yen-Kuang Lin, Yuh-Shyan Hwang, Ding-Kuo Chien, Ming-Kun Huang, Terry B. J. Kuo   +9 more
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Machine learning integration identifying an eight-gene diagnostic signature for acute mountain sickness. [PDF]

Front Med (Lausanne)
Yang D, Yin X, Li Q, Wang X, Gou J, Liu M, Peng X, Xu Z, Yang X, Jia W, Tang H, Zhang Q, Yang F, Wang X, Wang R.   +14 more
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Flying to high-altitude destinations: Is the risk of acute mountain sickness greater? [PDF]

J Travel Med, 2023
Burtscher J, Swenson ER, Hackett PH, Millet GP, Burtscher M.   +4 more
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Association between high cardiac output at altitude and acute mountain sickness: preliminary study on Mt. Fuji. [PDF]

J Physiol Anthropol, 2023
Ebihara T, Shimizu K, Mitsuyama Y, Ogura H, Oda J.   +4 more
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MEDEX 2015: Prophylactic Effects of Positive Expiratory Pressure in Trekkers at Very High Altitude

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
Purpose: Positive expiratory pressure (PEP) breathing has been shown to increase arterial oxygenation during acute hypoxic exposure but the underlying mechanisms and consequences on symptoms during prolonged high-altitude exposure remain to be elucidated.
Thomas Rupp, Claire Maufrais, Claire Maufrais, Guillaume Walther, François Esteve, Jamie Hugo Macdonald, Pierre Bouzat, Samuel Verges   +7 more
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Prevention of Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) with particular emphasis on hydration: a review [PDF]

Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences, 2023
Acute mountain sickness (AMS) causes a number of symptoms within the human body, associated with staying at altitudes higher than 2,500 meters above sea level without prior acclimatization. The human body begins to adapt its functioning to the conditions
Agnieszka Jonczyk, Zuzanna Kafara, Wiktoria Baranowska, Dominika Jurczak   +3 more
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Contribution of Hypoxic Exercise Testing to Predict High-Altitude Pathology: A Systematic Review

Life, 2022
Altitude travelers are exposed to high-altitude pathologies, which can be potentially serious. Individual susceptibility varies widely and this makes it difficult to predict who will develop these complications.
Thomas Georges, Pierre Menu, Camille Le Blanc, Sophie Ferreol, Marc Dauty, Alban Fouasson-Chailloux   +5 more
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