Clinical Trial: Measurement of Cardiopulmonary Variables After Acute Exposure to High Altitude
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: High Altitude Effects
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: Measurement of Cardiopulmonary Variables in a Large Group of Healthy Subjects With Acute Exposure to High Altitude
Brief Summary:
As altitude increases, the availability of oxygen in the air decreases, and just to compensate for this lack, the body increases cardiac and respiratory work and changes blood pressure.But that is not all: at altitude the body's ability to use oxygen is also limited.Thus, there is on one hand less oxygen available, and on the other a lower capacity to use it.All this generates significant alterations at the cardiovascular level, to the point of running possible risks of heart attack, stroke and acute…
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