… arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic … -altitude simulation test is questionable to predict
the cardiorespiratory changes of patients with PAH/CTEPH at altitude or during air travel [43]. …

… responses of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension at … While arterial hypoxia and
increased pulmonary vascular … epithelial Na(+)-transport in hypoxemia at high altitude. Pulm …

… 2500 m (equivalent to pressurized airplane cabins during long-distance flights) 1 are readily
… m can cause an individual and highly variable degree of hypoxemia, sleep disturbance, 4 ,5 …

… in the blood known as hypoxia. [1] Hypoxia causes a deterioration in transport, storage and
… Haemoglobin (Hb) carries 98% of oxygen transport in the blood in protein-bound form. In …

… Our hypothesis was that exposure to hypobaric hypoxia … Pulmonary arterial pressure
waveforms in a representative … However, as shown in Figure 5, systemic arterial blood pressure is …

… Air travel and altitude stays have become increasingly … in-flight dyspnea is not related to
hypoxemia in COPD patients. … The rise of pressure in pulmonary vascular system could also …

… of inspired gas to simulate the oxygen partial pressure during air travel. HCT was conducted
… of HCT regarding occurrence of in-flight hypoxia in obese individuals, whereas 50mWT and …

… altitude, during air travel or … hypoxia and normobaric hypoxia responses are broadly similar,
it should be taken into account that in this study we only used simulated normobaric hypoxia. …

… airline passengers and perhaps a minority of patients in the peri-operative setting, mild
hypoxia can trigger excessive pulmonary vascular … responses seen during airline travel and on …

… constitutes hypoxia of hypobaric origin, hence hypobaric hypoxia. … as to whether there are
other factors specific to air travel … Observations on the pulmonary arterial blood pressure in the …