Results 31 to 40 of about 396,292 (302)
Flying to high-altitude destinations: Is the risk of acute mountain sickness greater?
Journal of Travel Medicine, 2023 Background Altitude sojourns increasingly attract individuals of all ages and different health statuses due to the appeal of high-altitude destinations worldwide and easy access to air travel. The risk of acute mountain sickness (AMS) when flying to high-
Johannes Burtscher +4 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Potential plasma biomarkers at low altitude for prediction of acute mountain sickness
Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 Background Ascending to high altitude can induce a range of physiological and molecular alterations, rendering a proportion of lowlanders unacclimatized.
Haoran Guo +11 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Relationships Between Chemoreflex Responses, Sleep Quality, and Hematocrit in Andean Men and Women. [PDF]
, 2020 Andean highlanders are challenged by chronic hypoxia and many exhibit elevated hematocrit (Hct) and blunted ventilation compared to other high-altitude populations.
Anza-Ramirez, Cecilia +13 more
core +1 more source
Reviews on Environmental Health, 2022 Traveling to high altitudes for entertainment or work is sometimes associated with acute high altitude pathologies. In the past, scientific literature from the lowlander point of view was primarily based on mountain climbing.
G. Zubieta-Calleja +1 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Oxidative Stress and Diseases Associated with High-Altitude Exposure
Antioxidants, 2022 Several diseases associated with high-altitude exposure affect unacclimated individuals. These diseases include acute mountain sickness (AMS), high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE), high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), chronic mountain sickness (CMS), and,
Eduardo Pena +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Efficacy and Safety of Intermittent Hypoxic Training in the Prevention of Acute Hypoxic Injury [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2023 Background Acute hypoxic injury caused by acute altitude exposure is manifested by different degrees of clinical symptoms, some of which may develop into acute mountain sickness (AMS). However, the current prevention and treatment methods are limited and
HUANG Dan, ZHANG Qihan, SONG Ge, WANG Qing, LI Yu, JI Xunming, WANG Yuan
doaj +1 more source
Chinese medical sciences journal = Chung-kuo i hsueh k'o hsueh tsa chih, 2020 Objective To examine if the variations at sea level would be able to predict subsequent susceptibility to acute altitude sickness in subjects upon a rapid ascent to high altitude.
Zong-Bin Li +7 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
High-altitude illness: Management approach
Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019 In high altitudes, usually above 2500 m, travelers are faced with decreased partial pressure of oxygen along with decreased barometric pressure. High-altitude illness, a syndrome of acute mountain sickness, high-altitude cerebral edema and high-altitude ...
Gökhan Aksel +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2020 The hypoxia is the main cause of altitude sickness, that usually starts from the benign form - acute mountain sickness (AMS), that being untreated can progress to the life-threatening states, like high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and high altitude ...
Karol Mazur +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Age as a risk factor for acute mountain sickness upon rapid ascent to 3,700 m among young adult Chinese men. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundThe aim of this study was to explore the relationship between age and acute mountain sickness (AMS) when subjects are exposed suddenly to high altitude.MethodsA total of 856 young adult men were recruited.
Ding, Xiao-han +7 more
core +3 more sources