• Hemodynamic study of acute high altitude pulmonary edema (Hape) 

      Antezana, G; Leguía, G; Morales Guzmán, A; Coudert, J; Spielvogel, H (Instituto Boliviano de Biología de la Altura, 1982)
      SUMMARY High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) occurs frequently in the Andean population. Occasionally it can be extremely severe and cause death. The transportation system between the Bolivian lowland and the Andean ...
    • Preeclampsia and risk of maternal pulmonary hypertension at high altitude in Bolivia 

      Salinas, CE; Patey, OV; Murillo, C; Gonzales, M; Espinoza, V; Mendoza, S; Ruiz, R; Vargas, R; Perez, Y; Montaño, J; Toledo-Jaldin, L; Badner, A; Jimenez, J; Peñaranda, J; Romero, C; Aguilar, M; Riveros, L; Arana, I; Giussani, DA (Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 2023)
      Abstract. Women with a history of preeclampsia (PE) have a greater risk of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). In turn, pregnancy at high altitude is a risk factor for PE. However, whether women who develop PE during ...