Background: Limited data are available comparing air travel with the hypoxia inhalation test (HIT ... capability of the HIT to in-flight hypoxemia in passengers with COPD. Methods: Thirteen ...

Table 1 shows the group demographics and respiratory function parameters. The FEV 1 /FVC ratio and the FEV 1 were below the lower limit of normal for all participants. The cabin environment is ...

Veterans with apnea-hypopnea index scores implying no sleep apnea or severe sleep apnea had higher all-cause mortality rates ...

The integration of Polarean’s Xenon MRI platform into SimonMed’s facilities represents a new business opportunity to expand the availability of functional lung imaging. This collaboration underscores ...

Collectively, these findings suggest that in short-term normobaric hypoxia, females preserve oxygen saturation and counterbalance hypoxemia mainly through tachycardia. Differently, males achieve lower ...

Hypoxia, a condition characterized by reduced oxygen availability, has been widely studied for its potential therapeutic ...

Persistent over-dilation of muscle microvasculature may be one cause of chronic limb-threatening ischemia, recent studies by Kuopio University Hospital and the University of Eastern Finland show. In ...

Nitric oxide exerts a fundamental protective role against cardiovascular disease onset by regulating blood pressure and vascular tone, inhibiting leukocyte adhesion and platelet aggregation, and ...

In this trial, two patients in the high-dose cohort developed severe pulmonary complications shortly after infusion, including progressive hypoxemia and extensive lung inflammation. Autopsies ...