Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a pathophysiological disorder that may involve multiple
clinical conditions and may be associated with a variety of cardiovascular and respiratory …

Exercise performance is determined by oxygen supply to working muscles and vital organs.
In healthy individuals, exercise performance is limited in the hypoxic environment at altitude …

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 …

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a condition of multiple aetiologies with underestimated
prevalence and incidence. Indeed, despite access to modern therapies, pulmonary …

Erratum: 2022 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension:
Developed by the task force for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension of the …

The 2009 European Guidelines on Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension
have been adopted for Germany. The guidelines contain detailed recommendations on the …

Background There is insufficient evidence to counsel patients with pulmonary hypertension
undergoing altitude or air travel. We thus aimed to study hemodynamic response of patients …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare and progressive disease characterised by
remodelling of the pulmonary arteries and progressive narrowing of the pulmonary …

Patients with congenital heart disease are surviving further into adulthood and want to
participate in multiple activities. This includes exposure to high altitude by air travel or …

The effects of hypoxia on the human organism has been considered doubly fascinating by
the scientific community. The knowledge of the discrete mechanisms allowing the …