Age is no barrier to success at very high altitudes

Older people are no more susceptible to Acute Mountain Sickness than their younger counterparts, and increasing age is associated with less severe symptoms of AMS. However, rapid ascent and extreme exertion will have a more marked physical effect due to age-related declines in maximum oxygen uptake,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Age and ageing 2010-03, Vol.39 (2), p.262-265
Hauptverfasser:	Stokes, Suzy, Kalson, Nick S., Earl, Mark, Whitehead, Adam G., Tyrrell-Marsh, Ian, Frost, Hannah, Davies, Andrew
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acclimatization Acetazolamide - administration & dosage Adolescent Adult Age Age Factors Aged Altitude Altitude Sickness - drug therapy Altitude Sickness - epidemiology Altitude Sickness - prevention & control AMS Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors - administration & dosage Child elderly Exercise Female Humans Hypoxia Incidence Male Middle Aged Mountaineering - physiology Older people Young Adult
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