Screening
High altitude pulmonary edema
Presently, there is no established screening method for subjects who are thought to be prone to high altitude pulmonary edema. Most of the subjects with a previous episode of high altitude pulmonary edema have stronger hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction but its predictive value is weak, because of a large variability (Yagi et al., 1990, Hohenhaus et al., 1995). The hypoxic ventilatory response tends to be lower in high altitude pulmonary edema-susceptible subjects, however, it is not an adequate screening method (Hohenhaus et al., 1995).
Presently, there is no established screening method for subjects who are thought to be prone to high altitude pulmonary edema. Most of the subjects with a previous episode of high altitude pulmonary edema have stronger hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction but its predictive value is weak, because of a large variability (Yagi et al., 1990, Hohenhaus et al., 1995). The hypoxic ventilatory response tends to be lower in high altitude pulmonary edema-susceptible subjects, however, it is not an adequate screening method (Hohenhaus et al., 1995).
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5th International Congress of the Swiss Society of Pulmonary Hypertension (SSPH)
28.-29. September 2012, Thun, Congress Hotel Seepark Thun
Informationen: www.imk.ch/sgph2012
SSPH Research Prize 2012
Deadline for submission: April 30, 2012
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