• Pulmonary hypertension in high-altitude chronic hypoxia : response to nifedipine 

      Antezana, AM; Antezana, G; Aparicio, Olga; Noriega, I; Velarde, FL; Richalet, J-P (European Respiratory Journal, 1998-11)
      ABSTRACT. Permanent residents at high altitude may develop excessive polycythaemia (H-Hb) and pulmonary hypertension, which often leads to cardiac failure. Inhibitors of calcium channels have been shown to reverse pulmonary ...