TY - JOUR
T1 - Physiology in medicine
T2 - Acute altitude exposure in patients with pulmonary and cardiovascular disease
AU - Seccombe, Leigh M.
AU - Peters, Matthew J.
PY - 2014/3/1
Y1 - 2014/3/1
N2 - Travel is more affordable and improved high-altitude airports, railways, and roads allow rapid access to altitude destinations without acclimatization. The physiology of exposure to altitude has been extensively described in healthy individuals; however, there is a paucity of data pertaining to those who have reduced reserve. This Physiology in Medicine article discusses the physiological considerations relevant to the safe travel to altitude and by commercial aircraft in patients with pulmonary and/or cardiac disease.
AB - Travel is more affordable and improved high-altitude airports, railways, and roads allow rapid access to altitude destinations without acclimatization. The physiology of exposure to altitude has been extensively described in healthy individuals; however, there is a paucity of data pertaining to those who have reduced reserve. This Physiology in Medicine article discusses the physiological considerations relevant to the safe travel to altitude and by commercial aircraft in patients with pulmonary and/or cardiac disease.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84901286670&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1152/japplphysiol.01013.2013
DO - 10.1152/japplphysiol.01013.2013
M3 - Article
C2 - 24371015
AN - SCOPUS:84901286670
VL - 116
SP - 478
EP - 485
JO - Journal of Applied Physiology
JF - Journal of Applied Physiology
SN - 8750-7587
IS - 5
ER -