Patchy Vasoconstriction Versus Inflammation: A Debate in the Pathogenesis of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema

High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) occurs in individuals rapidly ascending at altitudes greater than 2,500 m within one week of arrival. HAPE is characterized by orthopnea, breathlessness at rest, cough, and pink frothy sputum. Several mechanisms to describe the pathophysiology of HAPE have been p...

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Autores principales: Sharma Kandel, Rajan, Mishra, Rohi, Gautam, Jeevan, Alaref, Amer, Hassan, Abdallah, Jahan, Nusrat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7556690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33062494
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10371

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7556690/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33062494
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10371

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