Question addressed by the study To investigate exercise performance and hypoxia-related
health effects in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) during a high-altitude sojourn …

Background Our objective was to investigate the effect of a day-long exposure to high
altitude on peak exercise capacity and safety in stable patients with pulmonary arterial …

Background Many patients with pulmonary arterial or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary
hypertension (PH) wish to travel to altitude or by airplane, but their risk of hypoxia-related …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension are
the main precapillary forms of pulmonary hypertension (PH) summarized as pulmonary …

Introduction: Stable patients with pulmonary arterial or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary
hypertension (PH) wish to undergo altitude sojourns or air travel but fear disease worsening …

Objective Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are often recommended
supplemental oxygen for altitude travel due to the possible deleterious effects of hypoxia on …

In the present issue of the European Respiratory Journal, Soria et al.[1] report on a meta-
analysis of echocardiographic estimates of systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP) in 287 …

Extract Altitude exposure is generally considered to be contraindicated in pulmonary arterial
hypertension (PAH), out of concern that (hypobaric) hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction …

Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined as an elevation of mean pulmonary-
arterial pressure by> 20 mmHg at rest, which may lead to right heart failure. Physical …

Prediction of adverse health effects at altitude or during air travel is relevant, particularly in
pre-existing cardiopulmonary disease such as pulmonary arterial or chronic thromboembolic …