Heart rate variability changes at 2400 m altitude predicts acute mountain sickness on further ascent at 3000-4300 m altitudes

Heart rate variability changes at 2400 m altitude predicts acute mountain sickness on further ascent at 3000-4300 m altitudes

ObjectiveIf the body fails to acclimatize at high altitude, acute mountain sickness (AMS) may result. For the early detection of AMS, changes in cardiac autonomic function measured by heart rate variability (HRV) may be more sensitive than clinical symptoms alone. The purpose of this study was to as...

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Main Authors: Heikki Mikael Karinen, Arja eUusitalo, Henri eVähä-Ypyä, Mika eKähönen, Juha E Peltonen, Phyllis Kravet Stein, Jari eViik, Heikki Olavi Tikkanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Mountaineering
altitude illness
extreme altitude
heart rate variation
mountain sickness
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00336/full

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