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Review
. 1979 Sep-Oct;15(5):1045-52.

Pathophysiology of acute mountain sickness and high altitude pulmonary oedema: an hypothesis

J R Sutton, N Lassen
  • PMID: 389325
Review

Pathophysiology of acute mountain sickness and high altitude pulmonary oedema: an hypothesis

J R Sutton et al. Bull Eur Physiopathol Respir. 1979 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

We review the evidence that acute mountain sickness (AMS) and high altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPO) occur together more often than is realized. We hypothesize that AMS and HAPO have a common pathophysiological basis: both are due to increased pressure and flow in the microcirculation, causing oedema in the brain and oedema in the lungs.

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