Newswise — ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic’s Mount Everest expedition is exploring heart problems, sleep apnea, muscle wasting, calorie burning and other health issues faced by patients and high-altitude climbers alike. The work Mayo researchers are currently doing with climbers on the mountain has practical and conceptual tie-ins to many other projects under way at Mayo Clinic.
MULTIMEDIA ALERT: Everest graphics and explanatory materials are available for journalists at MayoClinicOnEverest.com; video is available on the Mayo Clinic News Network.
The following experts are available for interviews on how the Everest research applies to their specialties:
•Energy expenditure and obesity -- James Levine, M.D., Ph.D.
•Physiology of patients and extreme athletes -- Michael Joyner, M.D.
•Cardiac problems -- Lyle Olson, M.D.
•Muscle wasting -- Sree Nair, M.D., Ph.D.
•Altitude sickness, travel medicine, aerospace medicine -- Clayton Cowl, M.D.
•Altitude issues including F-22s, aerospace medicine -- Lawrence Steinkraus, M.D.
•Sleep disorders, pulmonary and critical care medicine -- Eric Olson, M.D.
For an interview with any of these experts, please contact Robert Nellis at 507-284-5005 or [email protected]. ###About Mayo ClinicMayo Clinic is a nonprofit worldwide leader in medical care, research and education for people from all walks of life. For more information, visit www.mayoclinic.org/about/ and www.mayoclinic.org/news.
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