• Systemic vascular dysfunction in patients with chronic mountain sickness 

      Rimoldi, Stefano F; Rexhaj, Emrush; Pratali, Lorenza; Bailey, Damian; Hutter, Damian; Faita, Francesco; Salinas Salmón, Carlos E; Villena, Mercedes; Nicod, Pascal; Allemann, Yves; Scherrer, Urs; Sartori, Claudio (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 ...