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Exaggerated pulmonary hypertension during mild exercise in chronic mountain sickness
(CHEST, 2010-02)
Background: Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is an important public health problem and is characterized by exaggerated hypoxemia, erythrocytosis, and pulmonary hypertension. While pulmonary hypertension is a leading cause ...
mtDNA and y-chromosome diversity in aymaras and quechuas from Bolivia : different stories and special genetic traits of the andean altiplano populations
(American Journal of Physical Anthroplogy, 2011-04-05)
Abstract.
Two Bolivian samples belonging to the
two main Andean linguistic groups (Aymaras and Quechuas) were studied for mtDNA and Y-chromosome uniparental markers to evaluate sex-specific differences and
give new ...
Systemic vascular dysfunction in patients with chronic mountain sickness
(CHEST, 2012-01-01)
Background: Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is a major public health problem characterized by
exaggerated hypoxemia and erythrocytosis. In more advanced stages, patients with CMS often
present with functional and structural ...
Reconstructing native American population history
(NATURE, 2012-08-16)
The peopling of the Americas has been the subject of extensive
genetic, archaeological and linguistic research; however, central
questions remain unresolved1–5. One contentious issue is whether
the settlement occurred ...
Exercise induces rapid interstitial lung water accumulation in patients with chronic mountain sickness
(CHEST, 2012-04-04)
Background: Chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is a major public health problem in mountainous
regions of the world. In its more advanced stages, exercise intolerance is often found, but the
underlying mechanism is not ...
Normal hematological values for healthy persons living at 4000 meters in Bolivia
(High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 2001)
Abstract.
Vásquez, René, and Villena, Mercedes. Normal hematological values for healthy persons living at 4000 m in Bolivia. High AU Med BioI 2:361-367, 2001.-Defining the range of normal hematocrit and ...
Percent of oxygen saturation of arterial hemoglobin among Bolivian aymara at 3,900-4000 m
(American Journal of Physical Anthroplogy, 1999)
ABSTRACT.
A range of variation in percent of oxygen saturation of
arterial hemoglobin (SaO2) among healthy individuals at a given high
altitude indicates differences in physiological hypoxemia despite uniform
ambient ...
Permormance of altitude acclimatized and non-acclimatized professional football (soccer) players at 3,600 M
(Journal of Exercise Physiology, 2000-04-02)
European football (soccer)
matches frequently are played at the international level in mountainous regions of South America. In this study, the exercise
response during cycle ergometry and the rate of football match ...
Developmental components of resting ventilation among high - and low-altitude andean children and adults
(American Journal of Physical Anthroplogy, 1999)
ABSTRACT.
This paper evaluates the age-associated changes of resting
ventilation of 115 high- and low-altitude Aymara subjects, of whom 61 were
from the rural Aymara village of Ventilla situated at an average altitude ...
La hemoglobina como factor de incremento en la difusión alvéolo-capilar en habitantes de altura
(Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura, 1983)
RESUMEN.
La capacidad de difusión alvéolo-capilar (DLCO) fue determinada usando el método en estado de equilibrio (Steady State) en nativos de altura (3.600 m). Se realizó un estudio estadístico mediante coeficientes de ...