BTS recommendations for managing passengers with stable respiratory disease planning
air travel were published in Thorax in 2011. 1 This followed original guidance published in …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a challenging respiratory problem
throughout the world. Although survival is prolonged with new therapies and better …

Travel is more affordable and improved high-altitude airports, railways, and roads allow
rapid access to altitude destinations without acclimatization. The physiology of exposure to …

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 …

Introduction: Primary care practitioners and travel medicine physicians are primarily
responsible for identifying individuals who may be unfit for overseas travel and consulting …

Background/aims Amongst numerous travellers to high altitude (HA) are many with the
highly prevalent COPD, who are at particular risk for altitude-related adverse health effects …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with
cardiovascular disease. We investigated whether sleeping at altitude increases nocturnal …

Exposure to high altitude results in hypobaric hypoxia, leading to physiological changes in
the cardiovascular system that may result in limiting symptoms, including dyspnea, fatigue …

Air travel and altitude stays have become increasingly frequent within the overall population
but also in patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is …

Abstract Bunel, Vincent, Amr Shoukri, Frederic Choin, Serge Roblin, Cindy Smith, Thomas
Similowski, Capucine Morélot-Panzini, and Jésus Gonzalez. Bench evaluation of four …