Sub-maximal aerobic exercise training reduces haematocrit and ameliorates symptoms in Andean highlanders with chronic mountain sickness.

ABSTRACT:

New findings

What is the central question of this study? What is the effect of sub-maximal aerobic exercise training on signs and symptoms of chronic mountain sickness (CMS) in Andean highlanders? What is the main finding and its importance? Aerobic exercise training (ET) effectively reduces haematocrit, ameliorates symptoms and improves aerobic capacity in CMS patients, suggesting that a regular aerobic ET programme might be used as a low-cost non-invasive/non-pharmacological management strategy of this syndrome.

Abstract

Excessive erythrocytosis is the hallmark sign of chronic mountain sickness (CMS), a debilitating syndrome associated with neurological symptoms and increased cardiovascular risk. We have shown that unlike sedentary residents at the same altitude, trained i

SUBMITTER: Macarlupu JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9293431 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature