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High altitude pulmonary oedema in the Himalayas: a preventable condition

Tsering Norboo, Keith BallSonam Norboo Memorial Hospital.India PractitionerPractitioner 1988; 232: 557-560DOI: Not Available AbstractHigh altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPO) is an important cause of disability in those visiting the Himalayas. Many visitors and their doctors are apparently unaware of this serious and potentially lethal condition, though it can readily be prevented by ascending slowly and using […]

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Accentuated hypoxemia at high altitude in subjects susceptible to high-altitude pulmonary edema

Thomas M. Hyers, Charles H. Scoggin, D. H. Will, Robert F. Grover, John T. ReevesDenver Veterans Administration Hospital and University of Colorado Medical Center.United States Journal of Applied Physiology Respiratory Environmental and Exercise PhysiologyJ Appl Physiol Respir Environ Exerc Physiol 1979; 46: 41-46DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1979.46.1.41 AbstractTo investigate the hypotheses that activated coagulation, catecholamine release, or arginine vasopressin

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Histone deacetylase 3 promotes hypoxia-induced human pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell proliferation by modulating the CSF2-JAK2-STAT5 signaling pathway

Jie Zhang, Youfei Fan, Yanting Gao, Youpeng JinShandong Provincial Hospital and Second Affiliated Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University. China Human CellHum Cell 2026; 39: DOI: 10.1007/s13577-026-01348-6 AbstractThe growth of human pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (hPASMCs) is one of the key contributors to vascular remodeling in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Although histone deacetylase 3

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension after congenital heart defect correction: a call for timely diagnosis and careful risk stratification to improve outcomes

Qiangqiang Li, Yuan He, Andrew Constantine, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Chen Zhang, Qiang Wang, Hong GuBeijing Anzhen Hospital and Capital Medical University. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. Royal Brompton Hospital and Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust. Imperial College London.China and United Kingdom European Heart Journal OpenEur Heart J Open

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Evaluation of therapeutic methods in high altitude pulmonary edema

Emilio Marticorena, Herbert N. HultgrenSan Marcos University and Chulec General Hospital. Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital and Stanford University School of Medicine. Peru and United States American Journal of CardiologyAm J Cardiol 1979; 43: 307-312DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(79)80020-x AbstractThe effect of treatment with bed rest alone was evaluated in 16 patients with high altitude pulmonary edema of mild

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Increased lung vasoreactivity in children from Leadville, Colorado, after recovery from high-altitude pulmonary edema

James W. Fasules, James W. Wiggins, Robert R. WolfeUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine.United States CirculationCirculation 1985; 72: 957-962DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.72.5.957 AbstractCardiac catheterization was performed on seven children after recovery from high-altitude pulmonary edema. All were life-long residents at elevations above 10,000 feet. Three of the seven had developed pulmonary edema without antecedent travel to low altitude

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High-altitude pulmonary edema in Vail, Colorado, 1975-1982

Aris M. Sophocles, Jr.University of Colorado School of Medicine.United States Western Journal of MedicineWest J Med 1986; 144: 569-573DOI: Not Available, PMCID: PMC1306705 AbstractBetween 1975 and 1982 a total of 47 cases of high-altitude pulmonary edema occurred in Vail, Colorado, elevation 2,500 m (8,200 ft). All occurred in visitors from lower altitudes. The mean age of

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Oxygen saturation in high-altitude pulmonary edema

James J. Bachman, Todd Beatty, Daniel E. LeveneUniversity of Colorado.United States Journal of the American Board of Family PracticeJ Am Board Fam Prac 1992; 5: 429-431DOI: Not Available AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryHigh Altitude Pulmonary EdemaSymptoms and Findings Associated with Pulmonary Vascular Disease Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease or Adult Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fresh or Filed Publication:

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Unilateral agenesis of the pulmonary artery and high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) at moderate altitude

M. Sebbane, B. Wuyam, I. Pin, S. Pendlebury, M. Plasse, C. Durand, P. LévyGrenoble Alpes University Hospital.France Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 1997; 24: 111-114DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0496(199708)24:2<111::aid-ppul6>3.0.co;2-r AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryHigh Altitude Pulmonary EdemaSegmental Pulmonary Arterial Disease Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication Article Access Free PDF

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