High Altitude Pulmonary Edema

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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Pulmonary artery pressure and cardiac function in children and adolescents after rapid ascent to 3,450 m

Yves Allemann, Thomas Stuber, Stefano F. de Marchi, Emrush Rexhaj, Claudio Sartori, Urs Scherrer, Stefano F. RimoldiInselspital, University Hospital.Switzerland American Journal of Physiology Heart and Circulation PhysiologyAm J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2012; 302: H2646-H2653DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00053.2012 AbstractHigh-altitude destinations are visited by increasing numbers of children and adolescents. High-altitude hypoxia triggers pulmonary hypertension that in turn may

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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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High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema in Mountain Community Residents

Christine Ebert-SantosEbert Family Santos.Columbia High Altitude Medicine and BiologyHigh Alt Med Biol 2017; 18: 278-284DOI: 10.1089/ham.2016.0100 AbstractHigh-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) affects lowlanders ascending quickly to elevations above 2440 m. Mountain resident children with no travel can sometimes develop HAPE as was observed over 30 years ago (Fasules et al., 1985). This is not well known and

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Reentry High Altitude Pulmonary Edema in the Himalayas

Satosh Baniya, Christopher Holden, Buddha BasnyatMountain Medicine Society of Nepal. Nepal International Clinic and Himalayan Rescue Association. Oxford University Clinical Research Unit. University of Oxford. Nepal and United Kingdom High Altitude Medicine and BiologyHigh Alt Med Biol 2017; 18: 425-427DOI: 10.1089/ham.2017.0088 AbstractReentry high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), a subset of HAPE, is a well recognized, life-threatening

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Genetic Predisposition to High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema

Christina A. Eichstaedt, Heimo Mairbäurl, Jie Song, Nicola Benjamin, Christine Fischer, Christoph Dehnert, Kai Schommer, Marc M. Berger, Peter Bärtsch, Ekkehard Grünig, Katrin HinderhoferUniversity Hospital Heidelberg and Heidelberg University. Second Xiangya Hospital and Central South University. Medbase Checkup Center. University Hospital Salzburg and Paracelsus Medical University.Germany, China, Switzerland and Austria High Altitude Medicine and BiologyHigh Alt Med Biol 2020; 21: 28-36DOI: 10.1089/ham.2019.0083 AbstractBackground: Exaggerated pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a hallmark of high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE).

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Mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC): a new biomarker for high-altitude pulmonary edema in the Ecuadorian Andes

Karen Sánchez, Lenin Ramírez‑Cando, Wilfre Machado, AnitaVillafuerte, Santiago BallazYachay University for Experimental Technology and Research. Hospital Claudio Benati. Universidad Espíritu Santo.Ecuador Scientific ReportsSci Rep 2022; 12: DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25040-5 AbstractAscent to high altitude (> 3000 m height above sea level or m.a.s.l) exposes people to hypobaric atmospheric pressure and hypoxemia, which provokes mountain sickness and whose symptoms

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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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