Pulmonary vascular diseases at high altitude - is it safe to live in the mountains? Journal Abstract

Pulmonary vascular diseases at high altitude - is it safe to live in the mountains?

Publication Date: 2024 Sep 01

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Ingenta plc

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Wolters Kluwer (Free)

Authors

Anna Titz; Rodrigo Hoyos; Silvia Ulrich

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

This review addresses the concern of the health effects associated with high-altitude living and chronic hypoxia with a focus on pulmonary hypertension. With an increasing global population residing at high altitudes, understanding these effects is crucial for public health interventions and clinical management.

Source

Current opinion in pulmonary medicine

Pub Types(s)

Journal Article

Language

English

PubMed ID

39036990