Effect of a day-trip to altitude (2500 m) on exercise performance in pulmonary hypertension: randomised crossover trial

Simon R. Schneider, Laura C. Mayer, Mona Lichtblau, Charlotte Berlier, Esther I. Schwarz, Stéphanie Saxer, Lu Tan, Michael Furian, Konrad E. Bloch, Silvia Ulrich

Source: ERJ Open Res, 7 (4) 00314-2021; 10.1183/23120541.00314-2021
Journal Issue: October
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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Simon R. Schneider, Laura C. Mayer, Mona Lichtblau, Charlotte Berlier, Esther I. Schwarz, Stéphanie Saxer, Lu Tan, Michael Furian, Konrad E. Bloch, Silvia Ulrich. Effect of a day-trip to altitude (2500 m) on exercise performance in pulmonary hypertension: randomised crossover trial. ERJ Open Res, 7 (4) 00314-2021; 10.1183/23120541.00314-2021

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