Exaggerated pulmonary hypertension during mild exercise in chronic mountain sickness.

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serval:BIB_A7FD6C367591
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Exaggerated pulmonary hypertension during mild exercise in chronic mountain sickness.
Journal
Chest
Author(s)
Stuber Thomas, Sartori Claudio, Schwab Marcos, Jayet Pierre-Yves, Rimoldi Stefano F., Garcin Sophie, Thalmann Sebastien, Spielvogel Hilde, Salinas Salmon Carlos, Villena Mercedes, Scherrer Urs, Allemann Yves
ISSN
1931-3543[electronic], 0012-3692[linking]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2010
Volume
137
Number
2
Pages
388-392
Language
english
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is an important public health problem and is characterized by exaggerated hypoxemia, erythrocytosis, and pulmonary hypertension. While pulmonary hypertension is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with CMS, it is relatively mild and its underlying mechanisms are not known. We speculated that during mild exercise associated with daily activities, pulmonary hypertension in CMS is much more pronounced. METHODS: We estimated pulmonary artery pressure by using echocardiography at rest and during mild bicycle exercise at 50 W in 30 male patients with CMS and 32 age-matched, healthy control subjects who were born and living at an altitude of 3,600 m. RESULTS: The modest, albeit significant difference of the systolic right-ventricular-to-right-atrial pressure gradient between patients with CMS and controls at rest (30.3 +/- 8.0 vs 25.4 +/- 4.5 mm Hg, P 5 .002) became more than three times larger during mild bicycle exercise (56.4 +/- 19.0 vs 39.8 +/- 8.0 mm Hg, P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: Measurements of pulmonary artery pressure at rest greatly underestimate pulmonary artery pressure during daily activity in patients with CMS. The marked pulmonary hypertension during mild exercise associated with daily activity may explain why this problem is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with CMS.
Keywords
Enhanced Doppler-Echocardiography, High-Altitude, Artery Pressure, Noninvasive Evaluation, Hypoxia, Disease
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Web of science
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