Association between high cardiac output at altitude and acute mountain sickness: preliminary study on Mt. Fuji

Author:

Ebihara TakeshiORCID,Shimizu Kentaro,Mitsuyama Yumi,Ogura Hiroshi,Oda Jun

Abstract

Abstract Background Acute mountain sickness (AMS) affects around 30% of people climbing Mt. Fuji, but its pathogenesis is incompletely understood. The influence of a rapid ascent to high altitude by climbing and summiting Mt. Fuji on cardiac function in the general population is unknown, and its association with altitude sickness has not been clarified. Methods Subjects climbing Mt. Fuji were included. Heart rate, oxygen saturation, systolic blood pressure, cardiac index (CI) and stroke volume index were measured multiple times at 120 m as baseline values and at Mt. Fuji Research Station (MFRS) at 3,775 m. Each value and its difference from the baseline value (Δ) of subjects with AMS (defined as Lake Louise Score [LLS] ≥ 3 with headache after sleeping at 3,775 m) were compared with those of non-AMS subjects. Results Eleven volunteers who climbed from 2,380 m to MFRS within 8 h and stayed overnight at MFRS were included. Four suffered AMS. Compared with the non-AMS subjects, CI in the AMS subjects was significantly higher than that before sleeping (median [interquartile range]: 4.9 [4.5, 5.0] vs. 3.8 [3.4, 3.9] mL/min/m2; p = 0.04), and their ΔCI was significantly higher before sleeping (1.6 [1.4, 2.1] vs. 0.2 [0.0, 0.7] mL/min/m2; p < 0.01) and after sleeping (0.7 [0.3, 1.7] vs. -0.2 [-0.5, 0.0] mL/min/m2; p < 0.01). ΔCI in the AMS subjects dropped significantly after sleeping versus before sleeping (3.8 [3.6, 4.5] vs. 4.9 [4.5, 5.0] mL/min/m2; p = 0.04). Conclusions Higher values of CI and ΔCI were observed at high altitude in the AMS subjects. A high cardiac output might be associated with the development of AMS.

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Physiology (medical),Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Anthropology,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine,Physiology,Human Factors and Ergonomics

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