High Altitude Pulmonary Edema

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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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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Clinical manifestations and long-term follow-up in pediatric patients living at altitude with isolated pulmonary artery of ductal origin

Shinichi Takatsuki, Jeffrey Darst, Bibhuti B. Das, Thomas E. Fagan, Robert Wolfe, David Dunbar IvyChildren’s Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado Denver.United States Pediatric CardiologyPediatr Cardiol 2012; 33: 775-781DOI: 10.1007/s00246-012-0213-z AbstractThis study’s aim was to define the clinical manifestations and long-term outcome of pediatric patients living at altitude with isolated pulmonary artery (PA) of ductal origin

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Increased hepcidin levels in high-altitude pulmonary edema

Sandro Altamura, Peter Bärtsch, Christoph Dehnert, Marco Maggiorini, Günter Weiss, Igor Theurl, Martina U. Muckenthaler, Heimo MairbäurlUniversity Hospital Heidelberg. University Hospital Zürich. Medical University of Innsbruck. Germany, Switzerland and Austria Journal of Applied PhysiologyJ App Physiol 2015; 118: 292-298 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00940.2014 AbstractLow iron availability enhances hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV). Considering that reduced serum iron is caused

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Biomarkers of hypoxia, endothelial and circulatory dysfunction among climbers in Nepal with AMS and HAPE: a prospective case-control study

Kevin R. Barker, Andrea L. Conroy, Michael Hawkes, Holly Murphy, Prativa Pandey, Kevin C. KainUniversity of Toronto and University Health Network-Toronto General Hospital. University of Alberta. CIWEC Hospital and Travel Medicine Center. Canada and Nepal Journal of Travel MedicineJ Travel Med 2016; 23: DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taw005 AbstractBackground: The mechanisms underlying acute mountain sickness (AMS) and high-altitude pulmonary edema

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Exploring new heights with pulmonary functional imaging: insights into high-altitude pulmonary edema

Sean B. Fain, Marlowe W. EldridgeUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School.United States Journal of Applied PhysiologyJ Appl Physiol 2017; 122: 853-854DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00168.2017 AbstractAbstract Not Available CategoryHigh Altitude Pulmonary Edema Age Focus: Pediatric Pulmonary Vascular Disease or Adult Pulmonary Vascular Disease Fresh or Filed Publication: Filed (PHiled). Greater than 1-2 years since publication Article Access Free PDF File

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An Approach to Children with Pulmonary Edema at High Altitude

Deborah R. Liptzin, Steven H. Abman, Ann Giesenhagen, D. Dunbar IvyUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital ColoradoUnited States High Altitude Medicine and BiologyHigh Altit Med Biol 2018;DOI: 10.1089/ham.2017.0096 AbstractIntroduction: Diagnosis of high-altitude illness can be more challenging in children, especially those who are preverbal. Families often travel to high elevations for family vacations, either

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A Retrospective Analysis of Altitude Illness at the Himalayan Rescue Association Aid Post Manang (2018-2023)

Suraj Shrestha, Sanjeev Kharel, Suman Acharya, Gobi Basyal, Sanjeeb S. BhandariSuryabinayak Municipal Hospital. Mountain Medicine Society of Nepal. Maharajgunj Medical Campus. Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. Himalayan Rescue Association.Nepal High Altitude Medicine and BiologyHigh Alt Med Biol 2025; DOI: 10.1177/15578682251376256 AbstractIntroduction: The Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) in Nepal has been operating high-altitude aid posts in the Himalayas to

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Pediatric high-altitude pulmonary edema and acute mountain sickness: Clinical features and risk determinants

Yu-Mei Mi, Wei-Lin Hu, Hua-Mao Chao, Chun-Zhen Hua, Zhi-Min ChenChildren’s Hospital and Zhejiang University School of Medicine. People’s Hospital of Haixi Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province. China Pediatric PulmonologyPediatr Pulmonol 2024; DOI: 10.1002/ppul.27101 AbstractObjective: This investigation aimed to delineate the clinical manifestations associated with high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and acute mountain sickness (AMS) in pediatric populations and

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High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema in Two Pediatric Patients with Pre-Existing Lung Disease

Ali Alsuheel Asseri, Marei Assiri, Norah Alshehri, Noha Saad Alyazidi, Ahmed Alasmari, Saud Q. Alshabab, Nada Abdullah AsiriKing Khalid University. Abha Maternity and Children Hospital. Saudi Arabia Pediatric ReportsPediatr Rep 2024; 16: 271-277DOI: 10.3390/pediatric16020023 AbstractBackground: The illnesses associated with changes in barometric pressure can be classified into three types: acute mountain sickness, high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), and

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