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High altitude pulmonary edema

Known as: Pulmonary edema of mountaineers 
National Institutes of Health

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Altitude SicknessPulmonary Hypertension
Extravascular Lung WaterHigh altitude pulmonary hypertension

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema
  • E. Swenson
  • Textbook of Pulmonary Vascular Disease
  • 2010
  • Corpus ID: 205707444
High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is an uncommon form of pulmonary edema that occurs in healthy individuals within a few days… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Treatment of high altitude pulmonary edema at 4240 m in Nepal.
High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is the leading cause of death from altitude illness and rapid descent is often considered a… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Ataxia: an early indicator in high altitude cerebral edema.
Wu, Tianyi, Shouquan Ding, Jinliang Liu, Jianhou Jia, Ruichen Dai, Baozhu Liang, Jizhui Zhao, and Detang Qi. Ataxia: an early… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Unraveling the mechanism of high altitude pulmonary edema.
During the last decade, major advances in the understanding of the mechanism of high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) have… 
2003
2003
Lack of evidence for association of high altitude pulmonary edema and polymorphisms of the NO pathway.
One essential factor in the development of high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is elevated pulmonary artery pressure, possibly… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema is Caused by Stress Failure of Pulmonary Capillaries
The pathogenesis of high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is disputed. We propose that the mechanism is stress failure of… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
High altitude pulmonary edema
High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a non-cardiogenic edema which afflicts susceptible persons who ascend to altitudes above… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
High altitude pulmonary edema and exercise at 4,400 meters on Mount McKinley. Effect of expiratory positive airway pressure.
Breathing against positive expiratory pressure has been used to improve gas exchange in many forms of pulmonary edema, and forced… 
1982
1982
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema: Analysis of 166 Cases
Ascent to altitude can cause a number of complaints: acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude retinal hemorrhages (HARH… 
1975
1975
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema: A Rare Disease?
Since its original description in the English literature 15 years ago, high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) has been the subject… 
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