Open AccessExercise Performance of Lowlanders with COPD at 2,590 m: Data from a Randomized Trial
Author(s) -
Michaël Furian,
Sara E. Hartmann,
Tsogyal D. Latshang,
Deborah Flueck,
Christian Murer,
Philipp M. Scheiwiller,
Batyr Osmonov,
Silvia Ulrich,
Malcolm Kohler,
Marc J. Poulin,
Konrad E. Bloch
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000486450
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , oxygen pulse , effects of high altitude on humans , cardiology , oxygenation , hypoxia (environmental) , quartile , cardiorespiratory fitness , respiratory minute volume , anesthesia , physical therapy , heart rate , vo2 max , respiratory system , blood pressure , oxygen , confidence interval , chemistry , organic chemistry , anatomy
Effects of hypobaric hypoxia at altitude on exercise performance of lowlanders with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have not been studied in detail.