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Publicado el 13 de mayo de 2021 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2021.04.8194

Presión arterial y altitud: respuestas fisiológicas y manejo clínico

Blood pressure and high altitude: physiological response and clinical management

Morin Lang , Grzegorz Bilo, Sergio Caravita, Gianfranco Parati

Abstract

High altitude is an extreme environment that challenges human beings exposed because of work, recreational activities, or habitat. Exposure to hypobaric hypoxia results in physiological adaptations in response to the geography and the associated extreme environmental conditions. These acclimatization responses can be diverse and result from evolutionary changes and comorbidities. In this context, this review aims to identify the available evidence on the effects of high altitude on blood pressure—from the physiological to clinical aspects at rest and during exercise—and the underlying mechanisms and possible clinical implications of acute and chronic intermittent hypoxia.

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Morin Lang

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Human Movement, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile

morin.lang@uantof.cl.

Avenida Angamos 601, Antofagasta, Chile

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8465-5471

Grzegorz Bilo

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5104-9176

Sergio Caravita

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3003-6499

Gianfranco Parati

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9402-7439

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Citación Lang M, Bilo G, Caravita S, Parati G. Blood pressure and high altitude: physiological response and clinical management. Medwave 2021;21(04):e8194 doi: 10.5867/medwave.2021.04.8194

Envío 11/12/2020

Aceptación 19/04/2021

Publicación 13/05/2021

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blood pressure, altitude, hypertension, hypoxia

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Con revisión por pares externa, por tres árbitros a doble ciego

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