High-altitude pulmonary edema

Peter Woods; Joe Alcock

doi:10.1093/emph/eoaa052

High-altitude pulmonary edema

Evol Med Public Health. 2021 Jan 6;9(1):118-119. doi: 10.1093/emph/eoaa052. eCollection 2021.

Authors

Peter Woods¹, Joe Alcock²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA.

Abstract

Lay summary: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) is a potentially fatal disease of altitude, in which the lungs can become filled with fluid. In this article we explore the mechanisms causing this condition and how it can be viewed as a condition of a mismatch between current environment and evolutionary experience.

Keywords: HAPE; altitude; edema; hypoxia; mismatch; vasoconstriction.

Publication types

Case Reports