ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Effects of a 6-Week Intermittent Hypoxia-Hyperoxia Exposure Program on Blood Pressure, Respiratory Function, Cardiac Autonomic Nervous Activity and CRP Levels in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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- Combining exercise and hypoxia for brain health: from elite athlete altitude training camps to clinical applications.AIMS neuroscience · 2026Review
- Therapeutic hypoxia to protect and revive ischemic heart and brain.Military Medical Research · 2026Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesThe aim of this study is to objectively evaluate the effects of a six-week intermittent hypoxic-hyperoxic exposure program on blood pressure, respiratory function, cardiac autonomic nervous activity and C Reactive Protein levels in older adults. MATERIALS AND
methodsA double-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on twenty-two older adults. Heart rate variability, respiratory function, blood pressure, C Reactive Protein levels and oxygen saturation were measured at two time points: baseline and after 6 weeks of treatment.
resultsThe maximal inspiratory pressure variable increased significantly in the EG (+7.50 ± 1.72 cmH2O,
conclusionsSix weeks of intermittent hypoxic-hyperoxic exposure was associated with trends toward improvements in blood pressure, respiratory function, cardiac autonomic nervous activity, and C Reactive Protein levels, compared with a placebo application of the same therapy.
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