Review Articles Concerning Pulmonary Vascular Disease

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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Acute high-altitude illness: a clinically orientated review

Tom Smedley, Michael PW GrocottInstitute of Child Health, University of Southampton, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. Sir Henry Wellcome Laboratories.United Kingdom British Journal of PainBr J Pain 2013; 7: 85-94DOI: 10.1177/2049463713489539 AbstractAcute high-altitude illness is an encompassing term for the range of pathology that the unacclimatised individual can develop at increased altitude. This includes acute

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Fibrotic liver injury in biliary atresia: long-term implications

Maria Hukkinen, Mikko P PakarinenNew Children’s Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital.Finland World Journal of Pediatric SurgeryWorld J Pediatr Surg 2025; 8: DOI: 10.1136/wjps-2025-001098 AbstractNormalization of serum bilirubin after Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) is a prerequisite for long-term native liver (NL) survival. Following a successful KPE, fibrotic liver injury progresses variably, although a significant proportion

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Gut Microbiota in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Murine Models and Human Microbial Signatures, Pathogenic Mechanisms, and Emerging Therapeutic Avenues

Yudan Qiu, Xiaojiang Lyu, Dashuang Zhang, Hong Xu, Xu He, Jiao Chen, Hanmin Liu, Yang Liu, Liang XieWest China Second University Hospital and Sichuan University. School of Life Sciences of Fudan University and West China Institute of Women and Children’s Health. Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College. Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University. Xizang

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Elevated Perspectives: Unraveling Cardiovascular Dynamics in High-Altitude Realms

Kanishk Aggarwal, Mayur Srinivas Pathan, Mayank Dhalani, Inder P. Kaur, Fnu Anamika, Vasu Gupta, Dilip Kumar Jayaraman, Rohit JainDayanand Medical College. Avalon University School of Medicine. GMERS Medical College & Hospital. University of Mississippi Medical Center. University College of Medical Sciences. Main Line Health. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.India, Curacao and United States

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Physical adaptation of children to life at high altitude

K. De Meer, H. S. A. Heymans, W. G. ZijlstraUniversity Children’s Hospital Het Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis. Beatrix Children’s Clinic and University Hospital Groningen.Netherlands European Journal of PediatricsEur J Pediatr 1995; 154: 263–272DOI: Not Availanble AbstractChildren permanently exposed to hypoxia at altitudes of > 3000 m above sea level show a phenotypical form of adaptation. Under these

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Pulmonary hemodynamics in children living at high altitudes

Dante Penaloza, Francisco Sime, Luis RuizUniversity Cayetano Heredia.Peru High Altitude Medicine and BiologyHigh Altit Med Biol 2008; 9: 199-207DOI: 10.1089/ham.2008.1004 AbstractThere are numerous publications on altitude-related diseases in adults. In addition, an International Consensus Statement published in 2001 deals with altitude-related illnesses occurring in lowland children who travel to high altitudes. However, despite the millions of

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Neonatologist-Performed Echocardiography in Neonatal Pulmonary Hypertension: A Narrative Review of the Literature

Anna Chiara Titolo, Mandy Ferrocino, Eleonora Biagi, Luisa Rizzo, Hajrie Seferi, Valentina Dell’Orto, Serafina Perrone, Susanna EspositoParma University Hospital and University of Parma.Italy DiagnosticsDiagnostics 2025; 15: DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics15243154 AbstractNeonatal pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a major cause of illness and death in newborns. Neonatologist-performed echocardiography (NPE) is increasingly used as a bedside tool to assess heart function,

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Child health and living at high altitude

Susan Niermeyer, P. Andrade Mollinedo, L. HuichoUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Caja Nacional de Salud and Clínica del Sur and Clínica Alemana. Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.United States, Bolivia and Peru Archives of Disease in ChildrenArch Dis Child 2009; 94: 806-811DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.141838 AbstractThe health of

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