Abstract Cogo, Annalisa, and Giuseppe Fiorenzano. Bronchial asthma: advice for patients
traveling to high altitude. High Alt. Med. Biol. 10: 117–121, 2009.—This article examines the …

Sojourns in the high mountains have been recommended to patients with asthma for many
decades. It is the aim of this contribution to summarise the published studies about the …

Sojourns in the high mountains have been recommended by specialists for patients with
asthma since many decades. An inquiry among physicians of the 'Davoser …

Due to factors such as allergen avoidance and the decrease of air pollution, sustained stays
in a high-altitude climate have been recommended for asthma patients for a long time. There …

The beneficial effects of high-altitude treatment in asthma have been attributed to allergen
avoidance. Recent evidence shows that this treatment also improves airway inflammation in …

Aims Eighteen patients with asthma were evaluated during preparation to climb to extreme
altitude in order to study the effects of low fractional inspired oxygen (FiO2), prolonged …

In this issue of the European Respiratory Journal, RIJSSENBEEK-NOUWENS et al.[1]
demonstrated that the benefit of a stay at high altitude was comparable in allergic and …

Background Previous studies suggest an inverse correlation between asthma and altitude.
In the present work, we performed an in-depth analysis of asthma incidence in the 758 …

Asthma is a highly prevalent chronic disease which, if not properly controlled, can limit the
patient's activities and lifestyle. In recent decades, owing to the diffusion of educational …

We used meta-analysis to measure the effect of high-altitude climate therapy (HACT) on
lung function outcomes in asthma, and systematically searched PubMed, Embase and www …