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Raphaël Heinzer | Zendy; Jonas Saugy | Zendy; Thomas Rupp | Zendy; Nadia Tobback | Zendy; Raphaël Faiss | Zendy; Nicolas Bourdillon | Zendy; José HabaRubio | Zendy; Grégoire P. Millet | Zendy

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Comparison of Sleep Disorders between Real and Simulated 3,450-m Altitude

Author(s) -

Raphaël Heinzer,

Jonas Saugy,

Thomas Rupp,

Nadia Tobback,

Raphaël Faiss,

Nicolas Bourdillon,

José HabaRubio,

Grégoire P. Millet

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

sleep

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222

H-Index - 207

eISSN - 1550-9109

pISSN - 0161-8105

DOI - 10.5665/sleep.6010

Subject(s) - polysomnography , nocturnal , hypoxia (environmental) , apnea , medicine , effects of high altitude on humans , hypopnea , hypobaric chamber , anesthesia , periodic breathing , heart rate , cardiology , oxygen , chemistry , blood pressure , organic chemistry , anatomy

Hypoxia is known to generate sleep-disordered breathing but there is a debate about the pathophysiological responses to two different types of hypoxic exposure: normobaric hypoxia (NH) and hypobaric hypoxia (HH), which have never been directly compared. Our aim was to compare sleep disorders induced by these two types of altitude.

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