Objectives To determine reference values for the 1-min sit-to-stand (STS) test in an adult
population. Methods Cross-sectional study nested within a nationwide health promotion …

Rationale: Quantitative data on ventilation during acclimatization at very high altitude are
scant. Therefore, we monitored nocturnal ventilation and oxygen saturation in mountaineers …

Bloch, Konrad E., Alexander J. Turk, Marco Maggiorini, Thomas Hess, Tobias Merz, Martina
M. Bosch, Daniel Barthelmes, Urs Hefti, Jacqueline Pichler, Oliver Senn, and Otto D. Schoch…

Objectives To determine the incidence of optic disc swelling as a possible indicator of cerebral
edema in a large group of healthy mountaineers exposed to very high altitudes and to …

Impairment of cognitive performance during and after high-altitude climbing has been described
in numerous studies and has mostly been attributed to cerebral hypoxia and resulting …

Objective To investigate the effect of very high altitude and different ascent profiles on central
corneal thickness (CCT). Methods Twenty-eight healthy mountaineers were randomly …

Background: Second hand tobacco smoke (SHS) and overweight/obesity are risk factors for
asthma and lower airway respiratory symptoms. We investigated whether SHS or overweight/…

… Hydrogen peroxide induces vascular permeability via regulation of vascular endothelial
growth factorAm J Respir Cell Mol Biol35190197. Lee KS, Kim SR, Park SJ, et al. (2006). …

This work investigates the performance of cardiorespiratory analysis detecting periodic
breathing (PB) in chest wall recordings in mountaineers climbing to extreme altitude. The …

Background Dual bronchodilator therapy is recommended for symptomatic patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There are limited data on effects of a …