Charli SargentWalter SchmidtRobert J. AugheyPitre C. BourdonRudy SoriaJesus C Jimenez ClarosLaura A. GarvicanâLewisMartin BuchheitBen SimpsonKristal Hammond2026-03-222026-03-22201310.1136/bjsports-2013-092829https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2013-092829https://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/44659Citaciones: 50The immediate effects of terrestrial altitude of 3600 m are to reduce the amount of REM sleep obtained by young elite athletes, and to cause 50% of them to have impaired breathing during sleep. REM sleep returns to normal after 2 weeks at altitude, but impaired breathing does not improve.enPolysomnographyAltitude (triangle)Effects of high altitude on humansSleep (system call)MedicineElite athletesAthletesPeriodic breathingPhysical therapyApneaThe impact of altitude on the sleep of young elite soccer players (ISA3600)article