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Establishing reference intervals for 25 common biochemical analytes in Tibetans living at very high altitude

Open Medicine
High altitude poses extreme living environment for humans, impacting human physiology and leading to physiological adaptations, including higher hemoglobin levels in highlanders.
Ci Bai, Suona Yangzong, Danzeng Zhuoga, Liu Zhijuan, Huang Ju, Zhang Rui, Li Shensong, Ciren Zhuoma, Yuan Chunyan, Gesang Luobu   +9 more
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Are Pre-ascent Low-Altitude Saliva Cortisol Levels Related to the Subsequent Acute Mountain Sickness Score? Observations from a Field Study

, 2019
Background: The associations among cortisol levels, body water status, and acute mountain sickness (AMS) remain unclear. We investigated associations between AMS prevalence and severity with resting saliva cortisol levels at low altitude (LA) and high ...
Burtscher, M., Bernatzky, Guenther, Gatterer, Hannes, Bernatzky, G., Rainer, M., Gatterer, H., Kayser, Bengt, Kayser, B., Burtscher, J., Rainer, Michael, Burtscher, Martin, Burtscher, Johannes   +11 more
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Altitude hypoxia and hypoxemia: pathogenesis and management

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
At high altitudes, which typically exceed 2500 m, approximately 80 million people reside permanently, with over a million visitors annually. The primary effect of high altitude is hypobaric hypoxia, which leads to decreased oxygen availability and a ...
Chunmei Cai, Guohua Ni, Lei Chen, Cheng Deng, Shengjun Chai, Rui Wang, Rong Zhang, Fengming Luo, Ri-Li Ge   +8 more
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Effect of mindfulness meditation protocol in subjects with various psychometric characteristics at high altitude

Brain and Behavior, 2020
Introduction Incidence of high altitude‐related sickness is increasing due to more number of people visiting the areas of high altitude which may result in life‐threatening conditions including acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude pulmonary edema
Disha Bhanushali, Rahul Tyagi, Nitin Limaye (Rishi Nityapragya), Akshay Anand   +3 more
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S100B Profiles and Cognitive Function at High Altitude

, 2010
Bjursten, Henrik, Per Ederoth, Engilbert Sigurdsson, Magnus Gottfredsson, Ingvar Syk, Orri Einarsson, and Tomas Gudbjartsson. S100B profiles and cognitive function at high altitude. High Alt. Med. Biol.
Bjursten, Henrik,, Einarsson, Orri, Ederoth, Per,, Syk, Ingvar,, Gottfredsson, Magnus, Sigurdsson, Engilbert, Lund University., Gudbjartsson, Tomas   +7 more
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Index measured at an intermediate altitude to predict impending acute mountain sickness [PDF]

, 2011
Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is a neurological disorder that may be unpredictably experienced by subjects ascending at a high altitude. The aim of the present study was to develop a predictive index, measured at an intermediate altitude, to predict the ...
S. Rapi, A. Piperno, ALBERTO PIPERNO, Biggeri, Annibale, R. Paniccia, RITA PANICCIA, Gensini, Gian Franco, P. A. Modesti, R. Abbate, GIULIA ELISA CAMBI, Abbate, Rosanna, G. F. Gensini, MIRIAM REVERA, GIANFRANCO PARATI, G. Bilo, A. Biggeri, P. Agostoni, PIETRO AMEDEO MODESTI, G. Mancia, PIERGIUSEPPE AGOSTONI, A. Rogolino, GIUSEPPE MANCIA, G. Parati, ROSANNA ABBATE, STEFANO RAPI, G. E. Cambi, ANGELA ROGOLINO, M. Revera, Paniccia, Rita, Modesti, Pietro Amedeo, ANNIBALE BIGGERI, GREGORZ BILO, GIAN FRANCO GENSINI   +32 more
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Aspects of the movement in the alpine environment, with emphasis on altitude sickness [PDF]

, 2013
This thesis is focused on aspects of mountains activities as a ski touring, hiking and mountaineering. This field of sports are associated with the risk of altitude sickness. The thesis examines key parameters that contribute to the emergence of altitude
Szotkowská, Lucie
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Sickle Cell Trait Is a Risk Factor for Another Form of Altitude Illness

Millet, Grégoire P, Philippe Connes.Sickle Cell Trait is a Risk Factor for Another Form of Altitude Illness. High Alt Med Biol. 00:00-00, 2025.-Acute mountain sickness, high-altitude pulmonary edema, and high-altitude cerebral edema have been widely ...
Connes, Philippe, Millet, Grégoire P
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Incidence of High Altitude Illnesses among Unacclimatized Persons Who Acutely Ascended to Tibet

, 2010
Ren, Yusheng, Zhongming Fu, Weimin Shen, Ping Jiang, Yanlin He, Shaojun Peng, Zonggui Wu, and Bo Cui. Incidence of high altitude illnesses among unacclimatized persons who acutely ascended to Tibet. High Alt. Med. Biol.
Zhongming Fu, Ping Jiang, Jiang, Ping, Bo Cui, He, Yanlin, Wu, Zonggui, Ren, Yusheng, Peng, Shaojun, Zonggui Wu, Weimin Shen, Yusheng Ren, Shen, Weimin, Shaojun Peng, Cui, Bo, Fu, Zhongming, Yanlin He   +15 more
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Association Between Plasma N-Acylethanolamides and High Hemoglobin Concentration in Southern Peruvian Highlanders

, 2017
High-altitude (HA) hypoxia is a stressful condition endured by organisms through different mechanisms. Failing to adapt to chronic HA exposure leads to a disease called chronic mountain sickness (CMS) characterized by excessive erythrocytosis (hemoglobin
Dulce E. Alarcón-Yaquetto, Lidia Caballero, Gustavo F. Gonzales, Caballero, L, Gonzales Rengifo, Gustavo Francisco, Caballero, Lidia, Alarcon-Yaquetto, DE, Gonzales, GF, Alarcón Yaquetto, Dulce Esperanza   +8 more
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