The effects of acute hypobaric hypoxia on arterial stiffness and endothelial function and its relationship to changes in pulmonary artery pressure and left ventricular diastolic function

High Altitude Medicine and Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 105-111

  Boos, C J ^a,b   Hodkinson, P ^c   Mellor, A ^d   Green, N P ^c   Woods, D R ^e,f  

^a POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

arterial stiffness; cardiopulmonary function; myocardial contractility; pulmonary circulation; pulse oximetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOTHELIUM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXIA; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOXIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXIMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY ARTERY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULAR STIFFNESS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862854459     PISSN: 15270297     EISSN: 15578682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ham.2012.1009     Document Type: Review

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