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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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High-altitude pulmonary edema at a ski resort

Herbert N. Hultgren, Ben Honigman, Kay Theis, Dick NicholasVeterans Affairs (VA) Palo Alto Health Care System. University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. United States Western Journal of MedicineWest J Med 1996; 164: 222-227 PMCID: PMC1303414 AbstractMedical records of 150 patients with high-altitude pulmonary edema seen over a 39-month period in a Colorado Rocky Mountain ski area at

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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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[High altitude pulmonary edema. Study of 21 cases]

M. Serrano DueñasInstituto Oftalmológico Santa Lucía.Equador Medicina ClínicaMed Clin 1998; 110: 446-449DOI: Not Available AbstractBackground: The effect of altitude on subjects between 8 to 22 and 23 to 51 years, that resided at sea level, or in the highlands, and developed altitude lung edema, is presented in series of 21 prospective registered patients at 4,800 to

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Lung Transplantation and Reverse Potts Shunt for Pulmonary Hypertension in the Pediatric Population

Timothy Klouda, Wai Wong, Francis Fynn-Thompson, Jesse Esch, Maureen B. Josephson, Usha S. Krishnan, Levent Midyat, Mary P. MullenBoston Children’s Hospital and Harvard. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York Presbyterian. Children’s Hospital

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Update: High altitude pulmonary edema

Peter Bärtsch, Erik R. Swenson, Marco Maggiorini, Peter D. Wagner, Robert C. Roach, Peter H. HackettUniversity of Heidelberg.Germany Advances in Experimental Medicine and BiologyAdv Exper Med Biol 2001; 502: 89-106DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-3401-0_8 AbstractRecent high altitude studies with pulmonary artery (PA) catheterization and broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) in early high altitude pulmonary edema(HAPE) have increased our understanding of the pathogenetic

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Mini review of high altitude health problems in Ladakh

T. Norboo, H.N. Saiyed, P.T. Angchuk, P. Tsering, S.T. Angchuk, S.T. Phuntsog, M. Yahya, Steve Wood, N.G. Bruce, K.P. BallLadakh Heart Foundation.India Biomedicine and PharmacotherapyBiomed Pharmacother 2004; 58: 220-225DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2004.02.003 AbstractLadakh is a sparsely populated area of Indian Himalaya lying at 3-4500 m altitude mainly consisting of arid desert. This paper will discuss high altitude health

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Pulmonary edema in infants and children

Hugh O’BrodovichHospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto.Canada Current Opinion in PediatricsCurr Opin Pediatr 2005; 7: 381-384DOI: 10.1097/01.mop.0000159780.42572.6c AbstractPurpose of review: To provide an overview of the pathogenesis of pulmonary edema and describe recent discoveries related to the clearance of airspace fluid and potential new therapies for this life-threatening disorder.Recent findings: It is clinically important to determine

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