Exaggerated Pulmonary Hypertension During Mild Exercise in Chronic Mountain Sickness
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BORIS DOI
Date of Publication
2010
Publication Type
Article
Division/Institute
Author
Schwab, Marcos | |
Jayet, Pierre-Yves | |
Garcin, Sophie | |
Thalmann, Sébastien | |
Spielvogel, Hilde | |
Salmòn, Carlos | |
Villena, Mercedes |
Subject(s)
Series
Chest
ISSN or ISBN (if monograph)
0012-3692
Publisher
American College of Chest Physicians
Language
English
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
19783668
Description
Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is an important public health problem and is characterized by exaggerated hypoxemia, erythrocytosis, and pulmonary hypertension. While pulmonary hypertension is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with CMS, it is relatively mild and its underlying mechanisms are not known. We speculated that during mild exercise associated with daily activities, pulmonary hypertension in CMS is much more pronounced.
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