Open AccessEndurance Athletes Are at Increased Risk for Early Acute Mountain Sickness at 3450 m
Author(s) -
Mahdi Sareban,
Lisa Maria Schiefer,
Franziska Macholz,
Larissa Schäfer,
Quirin Zangl,
Franciscus Inama,
Bernhard Reich,
Barbara Mayr,
Peter Schmidt,
Arnulf Hartl,
Peter Bärtsch,
Josef Niebauer,
Gunnar Treff,
Marc Moritz Berger
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000002232
Subject(s) - medicine , effects of high altitude on humans , altitude (triangle) , heart rate , vo2 max , oxygen saturation , cardiology , oxygen , blood pressure , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , organic chemistry , anatomy
Acute mountain sickness (AMS) may develop in nonacclimatized individuals after exposure to altitudes ≥2500 m. Anecdotal reports suggest that endurance-trained (ET) athletes with a high maximal oxygen uptake (V˙O2max) may be at increased risk for AMS. Possible underlying mechanisms include a training-induced increase in resting parasympathetic activity, higher resting metabolic rate (RMR), and lower hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR).