Pathophysiology and treatment of high-altitude pulmonary vascular disease

Circulation. 2015 Feb 10;131(6):582-90. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.006977.
No abstract available

Keywords: anoxia; genetics; hypertension, pulmonary; vascular remodeling; vasoconstriction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Physiological
  • Altitude Sickness / complications
  • Altitude Sickness / physiopathology*
  • Altitude Sickness / therapy
  • Calcium / metabolism
  • Chronic Disease
  • Endothelium, Vascular / metabolism
  • Erythropoietin / metabolism
  • Heart Failure / etiology
  • Heart Failure / physiopathology
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / complications
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology
  • Hypoxia / complications
  • Hypoxia / physiopathology*
  • Hypoxia / therapy
  • Muscle, Smooth / metabolism
  • Pulmonary Edema / complications
  • Pulmonary Edema / physiopathology*
  • Vascular Diseases / complications
  • Vascular Diseases / physiopathology*
  • Vascular Diseases / therapy
  • Vascular Remodeling
  • Vasoconstriction

Substances

  • Erythropoietin
  • Calcium