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Adult subacute mountain sickness--a syndrome of congestive heart failure in man at very high altitude
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Adult subacute mountain sickness--a syndrome of congestive heart failure in man at very high altitude
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A new type of mountain sickness is described. 21 men (age 22.2, standard deviation [SD] 1.8 years) had severe congestive heart failure with oedema and ascites after 10.8 (SD 5.9) weeks at altitudes of 5800-6700 m. Investigation, within 3 days of transfer to 300 m, showed polycythaemia, cardiomegaly with right ventricular enlargement, and (in 17) pericardial effusion. The heart failure resolved rapidly after transfer from high altitude.
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Adult subacute mountain sickness.Lancet. 1990 Apr 21;335(8695):973. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)91037-b. Lancet. 1990. PMID: 1970044 No abstract available.
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