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Saxer S, Bader PR, Schneider SR, Mademilov M, Sheraliev U, Appenzeller P, Müller J, Sooronbaev TM, Bloch KE, Ulrich S, Lichtblau M. Corrigendum: Echocardiography and extravascular lung water during 3 weeks of exposure to high altitude in otherwise healthy asthmatics. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1280696. [PMID: 37711467 PMCID: PMC10499492 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1280696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1214887.].
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Affiliation(s)
- S. Saxer
- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
- Eastern University of Applied Sciences, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
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- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Center for Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Center for Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
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- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Center for Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
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Saxer S, Bader PR, Schneider SR, Mademilov M, Sheraliev U, Appenzeller P, Müller J, Sooronbaev TM, Bloch KE, Ulrich S, Lichtblau M. Echocardiography and extravascular lung water during 3 weeks of exposure to high altitude in otherwise healthy asthmatics. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1214887. [PMID: 37560159 PMCID: PMC10407397 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1214887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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Background: Asthma rehabilitation at high altitude is common. Little is known about the acute and subacute cardiopulmonary acclimatization to high altitude in middle-aged asthmatics without other comorbidities. Methods: In this prospective study in lowlander subjects with mostly mild asthma who revealed an asthma control questionnaire score >0.75 and participated in a three-week rehabilitation program, we assessed systolic pulmonary artery pressure (sPAP), cardiac function, and extravascular lung water (EVLW) at 760 m (baseline) by Doppler-echocardiography and on the second (acute) and last day (subacute) at a high altitude clinic in Kyrgyzstan (3100 m). Results: The study included 22 patients (eight male) with a mean age of 44.3 ± 12.4 years, body mass index of 25.8 ± 4.7 kg/m2, a forced expiratory volume in 1 s of 92% ± 19% predicted (post-bronchodilator), and partially uncontrolled asthma. sPAP increased from 21.8 mmHg by mean difference by 7.5 [95% confidence interval 3.9 to 10.5] mmHg (p < 0.001) during acute exposure and by 4.8 [1.0 to 8.6] mmHg (p = 0.014) during subacute exposure. The right-ventricular-to-pulmonary-artery coupling expressed by TAPSE/sPAP decreased from 1.1 by -0.2 [-0.3 to -0.1] mm/mmHg (p < 0.001) during acute exposure and by -0.2 [-0.3 to -0.1] mm/mmHg (p = 0.002) during subacute exposure, accordingly. EVLW significantly increased from baseline (1.3 ± 1.8) to acute hypoxia (5.5 ± 3.5, p < 0.001) but showed no difference after 3 weeks (2.0 ± 1.8). Conclusion: In otherwise healthy asthmatics, acute exposure to hypoxia at high altitude increases pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and EVLW. During subacute exposure, PAP remains increased, but EVLW returns to baseline values, suggesting compensatory mechanisms that contribute to EVLW homeostasis during acclimatization.
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- S. Saxer
- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
- Eastern University of Applied Sciences, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
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- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Center for Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Center for Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
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- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Center for Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Swiss-Kyrgyz High Altitude Medicine and Research Initiative, Tuja-Ashu, Kyrgyzstan
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Lichtblau M, Saxer S, Müller J, Appenzeller P, Berlier C, Schneider SR, Mayer L, Furian M, Schwarz EI, Swenson ER, Bloch KE, Ulrich S. Effect of 5 weeks of oral acetazolamide on patients with pulmonary vascular disease: A randomized, double-blind, cross-over trial. Pulmonology 2023:S2531-0437(22)00262-8. [PMID: 36639329 DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2022.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The carbonic anhydrase inhibitor acetazolamide stimulates ventilation through metabolic acidosis mediated by renal bicarbonate excretion. In animal models, acetazolamide attenuates acute hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension (PH), but its efficacy in treating patients with PH due to pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) is unknown. METHODS 28 PVD patients (15 pulmonary arterial hypertension, 13 distal chronic thromboembolic PH), 13 women, mean±SD age 61.6±15.0 years stable on PVD medications, were randomised in a double-blind crossover protocol to 5 weeks acetazolamide (250mg b.i.d) or placebo separated by a ≥2 week washout period. Primary endpoint was the change in 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) at 5 weeks. Additional endpoints included safety, tolerability, WHO functional class, quality of life, arterial blood gases, and hemodynamics (by echocardiography). RESULTS Acetazolamide had no effect on 6MWD compared to placebo (treatment effect: mean change [95%CI] -18 [-40 to 4]m, p=0.102) but increased arterial blood oxygenation through hyperventilation induced by metabolic acidosis. Other measures including pulmonary hemodynamics were unchanged. No severe adverse effects occurred, side effects that occurred significantly more frequently with acetazolamide vs. placebo were change in taste (22/0%), paraesthesia (37/4%) and mild dyspnea (26/4%). CONCLUSIONS In patients with PVD, acetazolamide did not change 6MWD compared to placebo despite improved blood oxygenation. Some patients reported a tolerable increase in dyspnoea during acetazolamide treatment, related to hyperventilation, induced by the mild drug-induced metabolic acidosis. Our findings do not support the use of acetazolamide to improve exercise in patients with PVD at this dosing. CLINICALTRIALS GOV IDENTIFIER NCT02755298.
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- M Lichtblau
- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Center for Human Integrative Physiology, and Zurich Center for Interdisciplinary Sleep Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Center for Human Integrative Physiology, and Zurich Center for Interdisciplinary Sleep Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
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Saxer S, Erdogan O, Paniagua C, Chavanieu A, Garric X, Darcos V. Protein‐Polymer Bioconjugates Prepared by Post‐Polymerization Modification of Alternating Copolymers. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202100576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Samantha Saxer
- IBMM, Univ Montpellier CNRS, ENSCM Montpellier 34293 France
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- IBMM, Univ Montpellier CNRS, ENSCM Montpellier 34293 France
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- IBMM, Univ Montpellier CNRS, ENSCM Montpellier 34293 France
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- IBMM, Univ Montpellier CNRS, ENSCM Montpellier 34293 France
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The well-known Debus–Radziszewski reaction is over one century old. However, this reaction has only been considered very recently as a new tool to design original imidazole and imidazolium-containing polymers by direct formation of the imidazole ring during the polymerization process. This article reports recent advances concerning the use of this newly emerging reaction in macromolecular chemistry.
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- S. Saxer
- Université de Lyon
- Univ Lyon1
- CNRS
- Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères (IMP-UMR 5223)
- Villeurbanne
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- Université de Lyon
- Univ Lyon1
- CNRS
- Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères (IMP-UMR 5223)
- Villeurbanne
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- Université de Lyon
- Univ Lyon1
- CNRS
- Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères (IMP-UMR 5223)
- Villeurbanne
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- Université de Lyon
- INSA Lyon
- Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères (IMP-UMR 5223)
- Villeurbanne
- France
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Saxer S, Schneider S, Appenzeller P, Bader P, Lichtblau M, Furian M, Estebesova B, Emilov B, Sooronbaev T, Bloch K, Ulrich S. P127 Asthma rehabilitation at high vs. low altitude: randomized controlled parallel-group trial. Chest 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Bader P, Lichtblau M, Saxer S, Schneider S, Appenzeller P, Furian M, Estebesova B, Sooronbaev T, Bloch K, Ulrich S. P135 Right heart function and pulmonary pressure in asthma patients during 17 days at high-altitude. Chest 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Groth A, Bader P, Lichtblau M, Saxer S, Furian M, Schneider S, Schwarz E, Bloch K, Ulrich S. P209 Effect of normobaric hypoxia on pulmonary hemodynamics in patients with precapillary pulmonary hypertension. Chest 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.04.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Bartenstein P, Saxer S, Appenzeller P, Schwarz E, Lichtblau M, Ulrich S. P216 Real-life data on the medical therapy of pulmonary arterial and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Chest 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.04.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Saxer S, Speich R, Toigo M, Mueller S, Somaini SU. Reliability of parameters during stair ascent measured with Leonardo Mechanograph(®) Stair A in healthy subjects. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact 2015; 15:257-63. [PMID: 26350944 PMCID: PMC5601238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Stair climbing (SC) as daily activity is assessed with different SC-tests, but none directly measures ground reaction force over several steps. The Leonardo Mechanograph Stair A has five steps and four force sensors. This study aimed at investigating the reliability of the Stair A test for force, power and time to SC. METHODS 55 healthy participants (age: 48±14 years) were five times tested during SC with self-chosen and fast speed. 30 participants were examined for test-retest-reliability, calculated with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The variability was examined with the coefficient of variation (CV). To determine potential associations between SC and jumping performance or daily activity, squat and countermovement jumps were additionally performed and the International physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) was completed. RESULTS The inter-visit ICCs of self-chosen and fast SC were good to excellent 0.63-0.77. The intra-visit ICCs were excellent after three trials (0.78-0.88). The CVs for SC with self-chosen speed were lower (2.1-6.6%) than those for fast SC (4.9-10.8%). There were no significant correlations between SC and jump parameters and only moderate correlations with the IPAQ. CONCLUSION The Stair A is a reliable tool for the assessment of SC.
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- S. Saxer
- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland,Institute of Physiotherapy Zurich, University of Applied Sciences ZHAW, Technikumstrasse 71, 8401 Winterthur, Switzerland,Corresponding author: Stéphanie Saxer, Research fellow, Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland E-mail:
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Laboratory for Muscle Plasticity, University of Zurich, Balgrist University Hospital, Forchstrasse 340, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 26, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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Hasler E, Müller-Mottet S, Somaini G, Saxer S, Speich R, Maggiorini M, Huber L, Bloch K, Ulrich S. The prognostic impact of exercise right heart catheterization in patients with precapillary pulmonary hypertension on transplant-free survival. Pneumologie 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1551925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Halank M, Speich R, Petkova D, Saxer S, Müller-Mottet S, Hasler E, Kolditz M, Wilkens H, Ehlken N, Lichtblau M, Egenlauf B, Kähler C, Lüneburg N, Mertens D, Schulz U, Barner A, Grünig E, Puhan M, Ulrich S. [Quality of life in pulmonal arterial hypertension and in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2014; 139 Suppl 4:S126-35. [PMID: 25489682 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1387482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- M Halank
- Medizinische Klinik I, Universitätsklinikum der Technischen Universität Dresden, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Pneumologie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Schweiz
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- Klinik für Pneumologie, Universitätsspital Varna, Bulgarien
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- Klinik für Pneumologie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Schweiz
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- Klinik für Pneumologie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Schweiz
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Universitätsklinikum der Technischen Universität Dresden, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Pneumologie, Universitätsspital Homburg, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin VI, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Österreich
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- Instituts für Klinische Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Deutschland
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- Praxis für interventionelle Angiologie, Kaiserslautern
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- Klinik für Thorax- und Kardiovaskularchirurgie, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Deutschland
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- Krankenhaus & Sanatorium Dr. Barner, Psychosomatische Akut- und Rehaklinik, Braunlage, Deutschland
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- Zentrum für Pulmonale Hypertonie, Thoraxklinik am Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Deutschland
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- Institut für Epidemiologie, Biostatistik und Prävention, Universitätsspital Zürich, Schweiz
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- Klinik für Pneumologie, Universitätsspital Zürich, Schweiz
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Saxer S, Rhyner M, Treder U, Speich R, van Gestel AJR. [Supervised exercise training in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension - analyses of the effectiveness and safety]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2012; 101:163-168. [PMID: 22294301 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a000825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Both in today's scientific research and in clinical practice, there exists a need to address the uncertainty concerning the effectiveness and safety of cardiopulmonary exercise training (CPET) in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). It is commonly believed that CPET may be dangerous for patients with PAH, because increasing pressure on the pulmonary arteries may worsen right-sided heart failure. Recently, the first clinical trials on exercise training in patients with pulmonary hypertension reported promising results. Extension of the walking distance at the 6-minute walk test improved quality of life, endurance capacity and a reduction in symptoms were observed after CPET. Furthermore, CPET was well tolerated by the patients in five clinical trials. In conclusion, it may be postulated that CPET is an effective therapy in patients with PAH and was tendentially well tolerated by the patients.
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- S Saxer
- Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaft, Winterthur
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Saxer S. [When women care for women]. Pflege 1995; 8:308-13. [PMID: 8562802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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What are the experiences of young nurses when they care for older women? The paper which follows is a shortened version of the dissertation presented at the conclusion of the diploma course for Clinical Nurse Specialists. I tried to answer the question: How do young nurses feel about nursing older patients? A qualitative method was chosen. Results show on the one hand, which older women fascinate young nurses, on the other hand, what they find lacking in the nursing care of older women. Care of these patients is very demanding. Recommendations are offered for the support of young professional women.
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Saxer S. [A lack of ambition]. Krankenpfl Soins Infirm 1987; 80:94-5. [PMID: 3650585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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