Travel to high altitude is increasingly popular. With this comes an increased incidence of
high-altitude illness and therefore an increased need to improve our strategies to prevent …

This pre-eminent work has developed over six editions in response to man's attempts to
climb higher and higher unaided, and to spend more time at altitude for both work and …

Background There has been considerable debate as to whether different modalities of
simulated hypoxia induce similar cardiac responses. Materials and Methods This was a …

Purpose: Exposure to high altitude has been shown to enhance both glucose and lipid
utilization depending on experimental protocol. In addition, high and low blood glucose …

Abstract Mellor, Adrian, Christopher Boos, David Holdsworth, Joe Begley, David Hall,
Andrew Lumley, Anne Burnett, Amanda Hawkins, John O'Hara, Stephen Ball, and David …

Introduction High-altitude environments lead to a significant physiological challenge and
disease processes which can be life threatening; operational effectiveness at high altitude …

The military has always had an important role in high altitude research. This is due to the fact
that mountainous regions often span borders and provide a safe haven to enemies …

Abstract Mills, Logan, Chris Harper, Sophie Rozwadowski, and Chris Imray. High altitude
pulmonary edema without appropriate action progresses to right ventricular strain: A case …

Hypobaric hypoxia (HH) is the hypoxia caused by decreased ambient atmospheric pressure
(partial pressure of oxygen) as one ascends beyond 2500 m. The entire spectrum of …

The high-altitude pulmonary edema is a potentially fatal condition that occurs in people who
rapidly ascend above 2,500 m. Hypoxia, functional class deterioration, and breathing …