The aim of the study was to investigate the prognostic value of right heart catheterisation
variables measured during exercise. 55 incident patients with idiopathic, familial or …

To determine if spirometric changes reflect early high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE)
formation, we measured the FVC, FEV 1, and FEF25–75 serially during the short-term period …

Background WHO Group 1 pulmonary arterial hypertension is a progressive and potentially
fatal disease. Individuals living at higher altitude are exposed to lower barometric pressure …

Abstract Matthias Peter Hilty, Andrea Mueller, Daniela Flück, Christoph Siebenmann, Peter
Rasmussen, Stefanie Keiser, Katja Auinger, Carsten Lundby, and Marco Maggiorini. Effect …

The present study aimed to explore the prevalence of pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension
(PH) and characterise haemodynamic vascular responses to physical exercise in chronic …

It is recognized that exercise produces abnormally large increases in pulmonary artery
pressure in patients with pulmonary vascular disease as a consequence of a variety of …

Background and objectives: As part of a recent study, cardiopulmonary exercise tests
(CPETs) were used to evaluate and follow up patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension …

Exercise tolerance inversely correlates with the severity of the disease in patients with
idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). Cycling and walking protocols are …

Importance With increasing altitude, the partial pressure of inspired oxygen decreases and,
consequently, the Pao 2 decreases. Even though this phenomenon is well known, the extent …

Objectives Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) represent a special risk for commercial airlines.
Even on ground conditions the oxygen partial pressure (paO subset2) of these patients is …