… pulmonary edema that occurs in healthy individuals within a few days of arrival at altitudes …
mediated rise in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) or hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (…

… to high altitude pulmonary edema. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 163: 368–373, 2001. …
blood flow heterogeneity during hypoxia and high altitude pulmonary edema. Am J Respir …

Objective: At High altitude (HA)(elevation> 2,500 m), hypobaric hypoxia may lead to the
development of symptoms associated with low oxygen pressure in many sojourners. High-…

Background—High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is characterized by severe pulmonary
hypertension and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid changes indicative of inflammation. It is not …

… Exaggerated pulmonary-artery pressure due to hypoxic vasoconstriction is considered an
… in high-altitude pulmonary edema. We previously found that nifedipine lowered pulmonary-…

… acute pulmonary edema occurs in man as a result of exposure to high altitude, this syndrome
will be henceforth referred to as “high altitude pulmonary edema” for the sake of simplicity. …

… in patients with reentry pulmonary edema in the Andes [25], Nevertheless, imme diate
improvement in oxygenation which is best achieved by rapid descent from high altitude should be …

… We distinguish two forms of high altitude illness, a cerebral form called acute mountain
sickness and a pulmonary form called high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). Individual …

… High-altitude pulmonary edema (… to high altitudes, HAPE will continueto be a problem. For
these reasons, a review of current knowledge regardingthis unique form of pulmonary edema …

… At high altitude, we examined the effects of NO inhalation on pulmonary-artery pressure
in HAPE-prone mountaineers and subjects resistant to this condition. As expected, HAPE-prone …