[HTML][HTML] Hypoxaemia in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension during simulated air travel
RM Burns, AJ Peacock, MK Johnson, AC Church - Respiratory medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Recent air travel recommendations suggest patients with precapillary
pulmonary hypertension (PCPH) in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class 3
and 4 should have in-flight oxygen without the need for pre-flight testing. However it remains
unclear as to how best to determine patients fitness to fly. METHODS: This study (i)
investigates the effect of hypoxic challenge testing (HCT) on the arterial oxygen levels in a
cohort of 36 patients with PCPH and (ii) compares the relative frequency with which FC and …
pulmonary hypertension (PCPH) in New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class 3
and 4 should have in-flight oxygen without the need for pre-flight testing. However it remains
unclear as to how best to determine patients fitness to fly. METHODS: This study (i)
investigates the effect of hypoxic challenge testing (HCT) on the arterial oxygen levels in a
cohort of 36 patients with PCPH and (ii) compares the relative frequency with which FC and …
