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  • Title: [Toleration of high altitudes by patients with heart and pulmonary diseases].
    Author: Fischer R.
    Journal: MMW Fortschr Med; 2003 Feb 20; 145(8):36-8. PubMed ID: 12661439.
    Abstract:
    The decisive limiting parameter in such patients is the lower oxygen partial pressure in inhaled air. It is, however, still possible for patients with coronary heart disease, high blood pressure or bronchial asthma to tolerate high altitudes without having to experience health problems. Prerequisites, however, are adequate acclimatization, optimal medication and pre-travel stable status. In addition, patients must be informed about emergency measures and how to recognize high-altitude sickness. To prevent pneumothorax leading to rapid decompression during flights, particular attention must be addressed to the problem of trapped air in patients with emphysema or cystic fibrosis.
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