Pro: Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction is a limiting factor of exercise at high altitude.
Erasme Academic Hospital, Department of Pathophysiology, Faculty of Medicine, Free University of Brussels, Belgium. rnaeije@ulb.ac.be
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D000531:Altitude; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002302:Cardiac Output; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology*; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D014655:Vascular Resistance; D014661:Vasoconstriction; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio