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Acute mountain sickness in a subject with metabolic syndrome at high altitude
Visitors at high altitude are increasing in age and comorbidities, which can lead to a failure in acclimatization. We describe the development of acute mountain sickness (AMS) in a 44-year-old man with metabolic syndrome and the time- and altitude-dependent correlation between the development of AMS and blood pressure and heart rate changes. Our observations support a dominant role of endothelial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of AMS and suggest new behavioral indications.
© Copyright 2008 High Altitude Medicine & Biology. Mary Ann Liebert. All rights reserved.
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| Notations: | biological and medical sciences |
| Tagging: | Höhe |
| Published in: | High Altitude Medicine & Biology |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2007.1075 |
| Volume: | 9 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 245-248 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |