High-altitude pulmonary edema

被引：32

作者：

Woods, Peter ^{[1
]}

Alcock, Joe ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Hosp Coventry & Warwickshire, Dept Resp Med, Coventry, W Midlands, England

[2] Univ New Mexico, Dept Emergency Med, Albuquerque, NM 87131 USA

来源：

EVOLUTION MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2021年 / 9卷 / 01期

关键词：

HAPE; altitude; edema; mismatch; hypoxia; vasoconstriction; ADAPTATION;

D O I：

10.1093/emph/eoaa052

中图分类号：

Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Lay summary: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) is a potentially fatal disease of altitude, in which the lungs can become filled with fluid. In this article we explore the mechanisms causing this condition and how it can be viewed as a condition of a mismatch between current environment and evolutionary experience.

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页码：118 / 119

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