Effect of rapid ascent to high altitude on autonomic cardiovascular modulation

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 336, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 248-253

  Chen, Yi Chu ^a,b   Lin, Fang Chi ^a,c   Shiao, Guang Ming ^b   Chang, Shi Chuan ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute hypobaric hypoxia; Acute mountain sickness; Autonomic nervous function; Heart rate variability; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RR INTERVAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP; ACCLIMATIZATION; ANOXIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLOOD; BREATHING MECHANICS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART RATE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

OXYGEN;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; ANOXIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

EID: 55249115314     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181629a32     Document Type: Article

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