Cardiovascular Medicine at High Altitude

Can Pulmonary Hypertension and Increased Pulmonary Vascular Resistance Be Ruled in and Ruled Out by Echocardiography?

(2013) Odd Bech-Hanssen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Estimation of Pulmonary Pressures and Diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension by Doppler Echocardiography: A Retrospective Comparison of Routine Echocardiography and Invasive Hemodynamics

(2013) Stéphane Lafitte et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Derivation of Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure from Noninvasive Parameters

(2013) Rachel C. Steckelberg et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Effect of a Prolonged Altitude Expedition on Glucose Tolerance and Abdominal Fatness

(2013) Mu-Tsung Chen et al.   RESEARCH QUARTERLY FOR EXERCISE AND SPORT

Polymorphisms of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme and Nitric Oxide Synthase 3 Genes as Risk Factors of High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema: A Case-Control Study and Meta-Analysis

(2013) Qing-Qing Wang et al.   TOHOKU JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Ibuprofen Prevents Altitude Illness: A Randomized Controlled Trial for Prevention of Altitude Illness With Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatories

(2012) Grant S. Lipman et al.   ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Retinal Vessel Tortuosity in Response to Hypobaric Hypoxia

(2012) Ian J. C. MacCormick et al.   HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE & BIOLOGY

Effect of Acetazolamide and AutoCPAP Therapy on Breathing Disturbances Among Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Who Travel to Altitude

(2012) Tsogyal D. Latshang et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Dyslipidemia without Obesity in Indigenous Argentinean Children Living at High Altitude

(2012) Valeria Hirschler et al.   JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS

Travel‐Associated Illness in Older Adults (>60 y)

(2012) Philippe Gautret et al.   JOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE

Cardiovascular and renal effects of chronic exposure to high altitude

(2012) A. Hurtado et al.   NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION

Efectos de la exposición a grandes alturas en la circulación pulmonar

(2012) Dante Penaloza   REVISTA ESPANOLA DE CARDIOLOGIA

Recombinant Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 Suppresses Pulmonary Vasoconstriction in Acute Hypoxia

(2012) Axel Kleinsasser et al.   WILDERNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

Association of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) G894T Polymorphism With High Altitude Pulmonary Edema Susceptibility: A Meta-Analysis

(2012) Yongjun Luo et al.   WILDERNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

Management of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema in the Himalaya: A Review of 56 Cases Presenting at Pheriche Medical Aid Post (4240 m)

(2012) Barbara E. Jones et al.   WILDERNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

The Role of Doppler Echocardiography in Pulmonary Artery Hypertension

(2011) Ian Paterson et al.   CHEST

Increased Insulin Requirements During Exercise at Very High Altitude in Type 1 Diabetes

(2011) P. de Mol et al.   DIABETES CARE

Lipid Profile and Its Association with Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease in the Highlanders of Lhasa, Tibet

(2011) Lhamo Y. Sherpa et al.   HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE & BIOLOGY

Acute mountain sickness, inflammation, and permeability: new insights from a blood biomarker study

(2011) Colleen Glyde Julian et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Cerebral Artery Dilatation Maintains Cerebral Oxygenation at Extreme Altitude and in Acute Hypoxia—An Ultrasound and MRI Study

(2011) Mark H Wilson et al.   JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM

High Altitude Renal Syndrome (HARS)

(2011) A. H. Arestegui et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY

Reproducibility of Acute Mountain Sickness in Children and Adults: A Prospective Study

(2011) E. Rexhaj et al.   PEDIATRICS

Plasma Adipokine and Hormone Changes in Mountaineers on Ascent to 5300 Meters

(2011) Jessica D. Smith et al.   WILDERNESS & ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

Nocturnal Periodic Breathing during Acclimatization at Very High Altitude at Mount Muztagh Ata (7,546 m)

(2010) Konrad E. Bloch et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Inaccuracy of Doppler Echocardiographic Estimates of Pulmonary Artery Pressures in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension

(2010) Jonathan D. Rich et al.   CHEST

Evidence for a Genetic Basis for Altitude Illness: 2010 Update

(2010) Martin J. MacInnis et al.   HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE & BIOLOGY

High Altitude, A Natural Research Laboratory for the Study of Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology

(2010) Urs Scherrer et al.   PROGRESS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Circulatory Adaptation to Long-Term High Altitude Exposure in Aymaras and Caucasians

(2010) Thomas Stuber et al.   PROGRESS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

The Risk of Cardiovascular Events During Leisure Time Activities at Altitude

(2010) Martin Burtscher et al.   PROGRESS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Prevention and Treatment of High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema

(2010) Marco Maggiorini   PROGRESS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Effects of high altitude training on exercise capacity: fact or myth

(2010) Paula de Paula et al.   Sleep and Breathing

Evaluating the Safety of High-altitude Travel in Patients with Adult Congenital Heart Disease

(2010) Andrew M. Luks et al.   Congenital Heart Disease

Accuracy of Doppler Echocardiography in the Hemodynamic Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension

(2009) Micah R. Fisher et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Effect of prolonged stay at high altitude on platelet aggregation and fibrinogen levels

(2009) Anjana G. Vij   PLATELETS

Gene Expression in Chronic High Altitude Diseases

(2008) Fabiola León-Velarde et al.   HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE & BIOLOGY