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High altitude-related hypertensive crisis and acute kidney injury in an asymptomatic healthy individual

BACKGROUND: High-altitude exposure causes a mild to moderate rise in systolic and diastolic blood pressure. This case report describes the first documented case of a hypertensive crisis at altitude, as well as the first report of the occurrence of acute kidney injury in the context of altitude-relat...

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Autores principales: Gilbert-Kawai, Edward, Martin, Daniel, Grocott, Michael, Levett, Denny
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5024452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27651893
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13728-016-0051-3