Acute changes in cardiac dimensions, function, and longitudinal mechanics in healthy individuals with and without high‐altitude induced pulmonary hypertension at 4559 m

• Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. e15786 - n/a
• Main Authors: Mereles, Derliz, Rudolph, Jens, Greiner, Sebastian, Aurich, Matthias, Frey, Norbert, Katus, Hugo A., Bärtsch, Peter, Dehnert, Christoph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2024
• Subjects: Doppler echocardiography; high‐altitude; hypoxia‐chamber echocardiography; longitudinal strain; pulmonary hypertension; high-altitude; Doppler echocardiography; hypoxia-chamber echocardiography; longitudinal strain; pulmonary hypertension

Background High‐altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH) has a prevalence of approximately 10%. Changes in cardiac morphology and function at high altitude, compared to a population that does not develop HAPH are scarce. Methods Four hundred twenty‐one subjects were screened in a hypoxic chamber inspi...