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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
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of acute altitude illness: 2014 update.
2012
2012
High altitude pulmonary edema-clinical features, pathophysiology, prevention and treatment
High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a noncardiogenic pulmonary edema which typically occurs in lowlanders who ascend rapidly… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Wilderness Medical Society consensus guidelines for the prevention and treatment of acute altitude illness.
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… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Unraveling the mechanism of high altitude pulmonary edema.
  • R. Schoene
  • High altitude medicine & biology
  • 2004
  • Corpus ID: 31810859
During the last decade, major advances in the understanding of the mechanism of high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) have… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Work at high altitude and oxidative stress: antioxidant nutrients.
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… 
1992
1992
Prevention and treatment of high altitude pulmonary edema by a calcium channel blocker.
High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is characterized by marked pulmonary hypertension. Treatment of 6 subjects suffering from… 
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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