Do cardiopulmonary exercise tests predict summit success and acute mountain sickness? A prospective observational field study at extreme altitude

Thomas Seiler; Christos T Nakas; Anne-Kathrin Brill; Urs Hefti; Matthias Peter Hilty; Eveline Perret-Hoigné; Jannis Sailer; Hans-Joachim Kabitz; Tobias M Merz; Jacqueline Pichler Hefti

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2022-106211

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Do cardiopulmonary exercise tests predict summit success and acute mountain sickness? A prospective observational field study at extreme altitude

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Thomas Seiler Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Inselspital,Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Christos T Nakas Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Inselspital University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandLaboratory of Biometry, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anne-Kathrin Brill Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Inselspital,Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Urs Hefti Swiss Sportclinic, Bern, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Matthias Peter Hilty Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Eveline Perret-Hoigné Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jannis Sailer Swiss Sportclinic, Bern, SwitzerlandOrthopedics and Traumatology, Hospital Nidwalden, Stans, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hans-Joachim Kabitz Department of Internal Medicine II Pneumology Cardiology Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tobias M Merz Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New ZealandDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jacqueline Pichler Hefti Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Inselspital,Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandSwiss Sportclinic, Bern, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Jacqueline Pichler Hefti, Swiss Sportclinic, Bern 3014, Switzerland; jacqueline.pichler{at}swiss-sportclinic.ch

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Seiler T, Nakas CT, Brill A, et al

Do cardiopulmonary exercise tests predict summit success and acute mountain sickness? A prospective observational field study at extreme altitude

British Journal of Sports Medicine Published Online First: 10 March 2023. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106211

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Accepted February 22, 2023
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