Haemodynamic Adaptive Mechanisms at High Altitude: Comparison between European Lowlanders and Nepalese Highlanders

Haemodynamic Adaptive Mechanisms at High Altitude: Comparison between European Lowlanders and Nepalese Highlanders

Background: Exposure to high altitudes determines several adaptive mechanisms affecting in a complex way the whole cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine systems because of the hypobaric hypoxic condition. The aim of our study was to evaluate the circulatory adaptive mechanisms at high altitudes, du...

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Main Authors: Paolo Salvi, Andrea Grillo, Sylvie Gautier, Luca Montaguti, Fausto Brunacci, Francesca Severi, Lucia Salvi, Enzo Pretolani, Gianfranco Parati, Athanase Benetos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
altitude
altitude sickness
aortic stiffness
aortic distensibility
atrial natriuretic factor
blood pressure
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/13/3843

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