Sleep respiratory disturbances during the ascent to Mount Aconcagua

Sleep respiratory disturbances during the ascent to Mount Aconcagua

Mountaineers exposed to hypobaric hypoxia (HH) show high-altitude periodic breathing (PB). To analyze high-altitude PB during the ascent of Mount Aconcagua (Argentina). Descriptive study in healthy volunteers using respiratory polygraphy (RP) at different altitudes. We studied 8 andinist, mean age:...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) Brazil), 2018-01, Vol.11 (1), p.20-24
Hauptverfasser: Ortiz-Naretto, Alvaro Emilio, Pereiro, Miriam Patricia, Ernst, Glenda, Borsini, Eduardo Enrique
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Sprache:eng
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Cheyne-Stokes Respiration
Short Communication
Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Sleep Apnea, Central
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Zusammenfassung:Mountaineers exposed to hypobaric hypoxia (HH) show high-altitude periodic breathing (PB). To analyze high-altitude PB during the ascent of Mount Aconcagua (Argentina). Descriptive study in healthy volunteers using respiratory polygraphy (RP) at different altitudes. We studied 8 andinist, mean age: 36 years old (25-51), body mass index (BMI) of 23.6 (20.9-28.7) and 22.77 (20.9-27.7) upon return,
ISSN:1984-0659
1984-0063
DOI:10.5935/1984-0063.20180005