Association between high cardiac output at altitude and acute mountain sickness: preliminary study on Mt. Fuji

Association between high cardiac output at altitude and acute mountain sickness: preliminary study on Mt. Fuji

Abstract Background Acute mountain sickness (AMS) affects around 30% of people climbing Mt. Fuji, but its pathogenesis is incompletely understood. The influence of a rapid ascent to high altitude by climbing and summiting Mt. Fuji on cardiac function in the general population is unknown, and its ass...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Ebihara, Kentaro Shimizu, Yumi Mitsuyama, Hiroshi Ogura, Jun Oda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Journal of Physiological Anthropology
Subjects:
Cardiac function
Mt. Fuji
Mt. Fuji research station
Non-invasive hemodynamic monitor
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40101-023-00322-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40101-023-00322-7

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