• Oxidative-nitrosative stress and systemic vascular function in highlanders with and without exaggerated hypoxemia 

      Bailey, Damian M; Rimoldi, Stefano F; Rexhay, Emrush; Pratali, Lorenza; Salinas Salmón, Carlos; Villena, Mercedes; McEneny, Jane; Young, Ian S; Nicod, Pascal; Allemann, Yves; Scherrer, Urs; Sartori, Claudio (CHEST, 2013-02-01)
      Background: Acute exposure to high altitude stimulates free radical formation in lowlanders, yet whether this persists during chronic exposure in healthy, well-adapted and maladapted highlanders suffering from chronic ...
    • Pulmonary and systemic vascular dysfunction in young offspring of mothers with preeclampsia 

      Jayet, Pierre-Yves; Rimoldi, Stefano F; Stuber, Thomas; Salinas Salmón, Carlos E; Hutter, Damian; Rexhaj, Emrush; Thalmann, Sébastien; Schwab, Marcos; Turini, Pierre; Sartori-Cucchia, Céline; Nicod, Pascal; Villena, Mercedes; Allemann, Yves; Scherrer, Urs; Sartori, Claudio (Circulation, 2010-07-19)
      Background—Adverse events in utero may predispose to cardiovascular disease in adulthood. The underlying mechanisms are unknown. During preeclampsia, vasculotoxic factors are released into the maternal circulation by the ...
    • Response to letters regarding article, "Pulmonary and systemic vascular dysfunction in young offspring of mothers with preeclampsia" 

      Rimoldi, Stefano F; Jayet, Pierre-Yves; Rexhaj, Emrush; Thalmann, Sébastien; Schwab, Marcos; Turini, Pierre; Sartori-Cucchia, Céline; Nicod, Pascal; Scherrer, Urs; Sartori, Claudio; Hutter, Damian; Stuber, Thomas; Allemann, Yves; Salinas Salmón, Carlos E; Villena, Mercedes (Circulation, 2011)
      We thank Lazdam et al and Yuan et al for their interesting comments on our study.1 Lazdam et al point out that in our study, birth weight in offspring of mothers with preeclampsia was significantly lower than in controls, ...
    • 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 ...