Abstract:Introduction
The prevalence of acute mountain sickness (AMS) is increasing with altitude (i.e., 10-25% at 2,500 m and 50-85% at ~ 5,000 m; Bärtsch & Swenson, 2013). While there is no error-free test to predict its occurrence, several risk factors and tests have been proposed. For example, the hypoxic ventilatory response (HVR) measures the ratio between the increase in ventilation (VE) and the decrease in pulse saturation (SpO2) during hypoxic exposure. Some studies reported an increased (Lhuissier e… Show more
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