1. Do Changes in Lung Function Predict High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema at an Early Stage?
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Senn, Oliver, Clarenbach, Christian F., Fischler, Manuel, Thalmann, Rahel, Brunner-Lla Rocca, Hanspeter, Egger, Patrick, Maggiorini, Marco, and Bloch, Konrad E.
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OBSTRUCTIVE lung diseases , *INFLUENCE of altitude , *CLINICAL medicine research , *PULMONARY function tests , *CARDIOVASCULAR system , *PULMONARY edema , *HEMODYNAMICS , *ETIOLOGY of diseases - Abstract
The article cites a study which found that changes in pulmonary function after rapid ascent to high altitude were consistent with interstitial fluid accumulation, but were not directly related to changes in pulmonary artery pressure. Ascending to high-altitude was associated with alterations of lung function, but the mechanism of early stage of high-altitude pulmonary edema was still unclear. The study investigates the time course of pulmonary function in relation to hemodynamics and clinical symptoms among selected mountaineers. The conclusion was made that changes in pulmonary function after subjects climbed Monte Rosa were consistent with interstitial fluid accumulation. Moreover, no pulmonary artery pressure changes were found.
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- 2006
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