Gabriele Savioli, Iride Francesca Ceresa, Giulia Gori, Federica Fumoso, Nicole Gri, Valentina Floris, Angelica Varesi, Ermelinda Martuscelli, Sara Marchisio, Yaroslava Longhitano, Giovanni Ricevuti, Ciro Esposito, Guido Caironi, Guido Giardini, Christian Zanza
High altitude can be a hostile environment and a paradigm of how environmental factors can determine illness when human biological adaptability is exceeded. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive review of high-altitude sickness, including its epidemiology, pathophysiology, and treatments. The first section of our work defines high altitude and considers the mechanisms of adaptation to it and the associated risk factors for low adaptability. The second section discusses the main high-altitude diseases, highlighting how environmental factors can lead to the loss of homeostasis, compromising important vital functions...
July 6, 2022: Journal of Clinical Medicine