title: Ask the doctor. I live at 6,000 feet of altitude and am 67 years old. Does exercising at that high an altitude confer any additional health benefits, especially for the cardiovascular system?
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Komaroff
mesh_terms: D000064:Acclimatization; D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000368:Aged; D000531:Altitude; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000502:physiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology