Effect of Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy on Daytime Pulmonary Hemodynamics in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Traveling to Altitude: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy on Daytime Pulmonary Hemodynamics in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Traveling to Altitude: A Randomized Controlled Trial

IntroductionWe investigated whether nocturnal oxygen therapy (NOT) mitigates the increase of pulmonary artery pressure in patients during daytime with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) traveling to altitude.MethodsPatients with COPD living below 800 m underwent examinations at 490 m and d...

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Main Authors: Mona Lichtblau, Tsogyal D. Latshang, Sayaka S. Aeschbacher, Fabienne Huber, Philipp M. Scheiwiller, Stefanie Ulrich, Simon R. Schneider, Elisabeth D. Hasler, Michael Furian, Konrad E. Bloch, Stéphanie Saxer, Silvia Ulrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
altitude
oxygen
echocardiography
right heart function
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2021.689863/full

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