High altitude pulmonary hypertension with severe right ventricular dysfunction

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):e89-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.129. Epub 2013 Aug 1.
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Keywords: High altitude; Pulmonary hypertension; Right ventricular dysfunction.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Altitude Sickness / complications*
  • Altitude Sickness / diagnosis
  • Altitude Sickness / physiopathology
  • Echocardiography, Doppler
  • Electrocardiography
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / complications*
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnosis
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Wedge Pressure / physiology*
  • Stroke Volume
  • Time Factors
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / diagnosis
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / etiology*
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / physiopathology
  • Ventricular Function, Right / physiology*
  • Ventricular Pressure

Supplementary concepts

  • Pulmonary edema of mountaineers