Pulmonary Circulation (Jul 2024)
Air travel in patients suffering from pulmonary hypertension—A prospective, multicentre study
- Athiththan Yogeswaran,
- Jan Grimminger,
- Khodr Tello,
- Lukas Becker,
- Werner Seeger,
- Friedrich Grimminger,
- Natascha Sommer,
- Hossein A. Ghofrani,
- Tobias J. Lange,
- Stefan Stadler,
- Karen Olsson,
- Jan C. Kamp,
- Stephan Rosenkranz,
- Felix Gerhardt,
- Katrin Milger,
- Michaela Barnikel,
- Silvia Ulrich,
- Stéphanie Saxer,
- Ekkehard Grünig,
- Satenik Harutynova,
- Christian Opitz,
- Hans Klose,
- Heinrike Wilkens,
- Michael Halank,
- Melanie Heberling,
- Henning Gall,
- Manuel J. Richter
Affiliations
- Athiththan Yogeswaran
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus‐Liebig‐University Giessen Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) Giessen Germany
- Jan Grimminger
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus‐Liebig‐University Giessen Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) Giessen Germany
- Khodr Tello
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus‐Liebig‐University Giessen Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) Giessen Germany
- Lukas Becker
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus‐Liebig‐University Giessen Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) Giessen Germany
- Werner Seeger
- Department of Internal Medicine, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC) Institute for Lung Health (ILH), Cardio‐Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) Giessen Germany
- Friedrich Grimminger
- Department of Internal Medicine, Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC) Institute for Lung Health (ILH), Cardio‐Pulmonary Institute (CPI), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) Giessen Germany
- Natascha Sommer
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus‐Liebig‐University Giessen Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) Giessen Germany
- Hossein A. Ghofrani
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus‐Liebig‐University Giessen Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) Giessen Germany
- Tobias J. Lange
- Department of Internal Medicine II, Pulmonology and Intensive Care Kreisklinik Bad Reichenhall Bad Reichenhall Germany
- Stefan Stadler
- Department of Internal Medicine II University Medical Center Regensburg Regensburg Germany
- Karen Olsson
- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
- Jan C. Kamp
- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases Hannover Medical School Hannover Germany
- Stephan Rosenkranz
- Klinik III für Innere Medizin Herzzentrum der Universität zu Köln Cologne Germany
- Felix Gerhardt
- Klinik III für Innere Medizin Herzzentrum der Universität zu Köln Cologne Germany
- Katrin Milger
- Department of Medicine V, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Comprehensive Pneumology Center Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) Giessen Germany
- Michaela Barnikel
- Department of Medicine V, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, Comprehensive Pneumology Center Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) Giessen Germany
- Silvia Ulrich
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension Unit University Hospital Zurich Zurich Switzerland
- Stéphanie Saxer
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension Unit University Hospital Zurich Zurich Switzerland
- Ekkehard Grünig
- Thoraxklinik‐Heidelberg gGmbH German Center for Lung Research (DZL) Heidelberg Germany
- Satenik Harutynova
- Thoraxklinik‐Heidelberg gGmbH German Center for Lung Research (DZL) Heidelberg Germany
- Christian Opitz
- Department of Cardiology DRK Kliniken Berlin Westend Berlin Germany
- Hans Klose
- Department of Respiratory Medicine Eppendorf University Hospital Hamburg Germany
- Heinrike Wilkens
- Klinik fur Innere Medizin V, Pneumologie Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes Homburg Germany
- Michael Halank
- Internal Medicine I—Department of Pneumology University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus of TU Dresden Germany
- Melanie Heberling
- Internal Medicine I—Department of Pneumology University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus of TU Dresden Germany
- Henning Gall
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus‐Liebig‐University Giessen Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) Giessen Germany
- Manuel J. Richter
- Department of Internal Medicine, Justus‐Liebig‐University Giessen Universities of Giessen and Marburg Lung Center (UGMLC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL) Giessen Germany
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.12397
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 14,
no. 3
pp. n/a – n/a
Abstract
Abstract The PEGASUS study is the first multicentric and prospective assessment of the safety of air travel flying in pulmonary hypertension (PH) (NCT03051763). Data of air travel from 60 patients with PH was available. No severe adverse events occurred. Nine patients self‐reported mild adverse events during flight (13%), while after landing, 12 patients reported events (20%). Solely one patient (2%) had an adverse event leading to medical consultation. In patients with PH and World Health Organization functional classes II and III, air travel was safe.
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