It is concluded that pulmonary edema at high altitude is a unique form of pulmonary edema produced by hypoxia under certain conditions of exposure at high altitude. Severe pulmonary hypertension due ...

High altitude pulmonary edema, or HAPE, is a progression of the breathlessness feeling. It is caused by a dilation of blood vessels in the lungs to allow more oxygen to flow. If the blood vessels leak ...

such as high-altitude pulmonary edema or high-altitude cerebral edema. These conditions are characterized by fluid accumulation within the tissues of the lungs and brain, respectively, and are the ...

We asked Dr. Bernabe Abramor, one of 30 physicians who work on Aconcagua during the climbing season, about his work and how ...

There are two other severe forms of altitude illness, High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE). Both of these happen less frequently, especially to those who are ...

As previously reported in the treatment of high-altitude pulmonary edema, 6 the effective diuresis with furosemide and morphine was greater than that with furosemide alone. Nineteen out of 24 ...

For most mammals, including humans, a rise in pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) is an early and inevitable consequence of ascent to high altitude. Resting mean PAP increases along a parabolic curve from ...

He died three days after arrival, a victim of altitude, and was called 'a martyr to science.' His is the first well-documented case of high altitude pulmonary edema." ...

High-altitude illness (HAI) encompasses a range of health issues that can arise when individuals ascend to elevations above 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) without proper acclimatization. Common forms ...

from mild altitude sickness to more severe conditions such as high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) or high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE). Therefore, organizations operating in these environments must ...