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Edema agudo pulmonar de altura
(Revista Cuadernos, 2006)
El Edema Agudo Pulmonar de Altura (EPA), en inglés High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE), es una complicación del Mal Agudo de Altura (MAA), que afecta a personas sanas. Se presenta en alturas por encima de 2700 m dentro ...
Does Hypoxia impair ovarian function in Bolivian women indigenous to high altitude?
(HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE & BIOLOGY, 2000)
Abstract.
Fertility appears to be reduced in at least some high altitude populations relative to their counterparts at lower elevations. Inferring from the difficulties with reproduction of newcomers to high altitude and ...
Factors influencing the use of biomedical health care by rural Bolivian anemic women : structural barriers, reproductive status, gender roles, and concepts of anemia
(PLOS One, 2017-01-26)
Abstract. The persistently high prevalence of anemia in rural highland Bolivia argues for targeted iron supplementation.
We evaluated the cultural, structural and behavioral factors that may facilitate or impede an
anemic ...
Higher arterial oxygen saturation during submaximal exercise in bolivian aymara compared to european sojourners and europeans born and raised at high altitude
(American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2000)
Abstract.
Arterial oxygen saturation (SaO(2)) was measured at 3,600-3,850 m by pulse oximetry at rest and during submaximal exercise in three study groups: 1) highland Aymara natives of the Bolivian altiplano (n = 25); ...
Excessive polycythemia occurs in young high-altitude (3600 m) residents in the absence o lung disease
(Health & height proceeding, 2002)
Summary.
Chronic mountain sickness is present in about 8% of the male population of La Paz. Our question was whether its principal diagnostic sign, excessive polycythemia (EP) without lung disease could be found already ...
Salud pulmonar y contaminación ambiental en comerciantes de las ciudades de La Paz y El Alto
(BIOFARBO, 2010-06-20)
RESUMEN.
El estudio fue realizado en los comerciantes de la vía
pública, considerados vulnerables a adquirir
enfermedades ambientales crónicas pulmonares por estar
gran tiempo del día expuestos a tóxicos eliminados ...
Chronic mountain sickness, optimal hemoglobin and heart disease
(High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 2006-06)
Abstract.
For the male inhabitants of La Paz, Bolivia
(3200–4100 m), and other high altitude regions in America and Asia, chronic mountain sickness
(CMS) is a major health problem. Since CMS was first described by Carlos ...
Pulmonary gas exchange and acid-base state at 5,260 m in high-altitude Bolivians and acclimatized lowlanders
(J Appl Physiol, 2002)
Pulmonary gas exchange and acid-base state were compared
in nine Danish lowlanders (L) acclimatized to 5,260 m for 9
wk and seven native Bolivian residents (N) of La Paz (altitude 3,600–4,100 m) brought acutely to this ...
Salivary progesterone levels and rate of ovulation are significantly lower in poorer than in better-of urban-dwelling Bolivian women
(Human Reproduction, 2002)
Agriculturalists in less-developed countries (LDC) have lower progesterone levels than urban industrialized populations. However, it is unknown if urban LDC populations are also relatively lower. We tested whether urban ...
Effect of high altitude on protein metabolism in Bolivian children
(High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 2002-08-01)
Abstract.
In Bolivia, malnutrition in children is a major health problem that may be caused by inadequate protein, energy, and micronutrient intake; exposure to bacterial and parasitic infections; and ...