After-effects of a high altitude expedition on blood

International Journal of Sports Medicine
D BöningB Kubanek

Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate blood alterations caused by altitude acclimatization which last more than few days after return and might play a role for exercise performance at sea level. Measurements were performed in 12 mountaineers before, during and either 7/8 or 11/12 days after a Himalaya expedition (26-29 days at 4900 to 7600 m altitude). [Erythropoietin] rose only temporarily at altitude (max. +11 +/- 1 [SE] mu/ml serum). After return hemoglobin mass (initially 881 +/- 44 g, CO-Hb method) was increased by 14% (p < 0.01); aspartate aminotransferase activity in erythrocytes (initially 682 +/- 25 U/l) was augmented (day 7: +964 +/- 152 U/l, day 11: +533 +/- 107 U/l) indicating reduced mean cell age. Calculated blood volume (+14%) was influenced by red cell formation at altitude but also by plasma expansion at sea level. The half saturation pressure for Hb-O2 (pH 7.4, 37 degrees C) as well as the 2.3-diphosphoglycerate concentration were already initially high (32.1 +/- 0.5 mmHg, 20.5 +/- 0.7 mumol/g Hb) and showed only a nonsignificant tendency to increase after return. Also Hill's n was consistently high in the mountaineers, whereas the Bohr coefficients were slightly increased only after descent. Probably the pr...Continue Reading

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