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Does long-term intermittent work at high altitude affect right heart functional and morphological status and cardiometabolic factors in healthy miners?
Does long-term intermittent work at high altitude affect right heart functional and morphological status and cardiometabolic factors in healthy miners?
Long-term intermittent work at high altitude is associated with a high prevalence of elevated mean pulmonary artery pressure, mild right ventricular morphological changes, and cardiometabolic factors like insulin and ADMA, though functional repercussions appear minor.
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May warrant monitoring in high-altitude workers; hypothesis-generating for ADMA/insulin links, pending prospective studies.
Brito et al. (2018) studied this question.
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