Exaggerated pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular dysfunction in high-altitude dwellers with patent foramen ovale
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2015Autor
Brenner, Roman
Pratali, Lorenza
Rimoldi, Stefano F
Murillo Jauregui,Carla Ximena
Soria, Rodrigo
Rexhaj, Emrush
Salinas Salmón, Carlos
Villena, Mercedes
Romero, Catherine
Sartori, Claudio
Allemann, Yves
Scherrer, Urs
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There is considerable interindividual variability in pulmonary artery pressure among high-altitude (HA) dwellers, but the underlying mechanism is not known. At low altitude, a patent foramen
ovale (PFO) is present in about 25% of the general population. Its prevalence is increased in clinical
conditions associated with pulmonary hypertension and arterial hypoxemia, and it is thought to aggravate these problems...