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. 2010 Oct;109(4):1270-2.
doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01353.2009. Epub 2010 Jan 7.

Point: Pulmonary edema does occur in human athletes performing heavy sea-level exercise

Susan R Hopkins  1
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Point: Pulmonary edema does occur in human athletes performing heavy sea-level exercise

Susan R Hopkins. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2010 Oct.
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Fig. 1.
The development of acute pulmonary edema as described by Staub et al. (27). A: the alveolar walls (left) are normal and there is no excess fluid in the interstitial space (right). In the first stages of pulmonary edema (B), the interstitial space is greatly increased (right) but the alveolar wall is minimally affected (left). Once the capacity of the interstitial space is overwhelmed (C), fluid progressively accumulates in the alveoli (D), leading to loss of stability and collapse (bottom inset). Figure borrowed with permission from Ref. .
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