High altitude pulmonary hypertension
WANG Jiang
HUANG Lan
Abstract：High-altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH) refers to a condition in which the mean pulmonary artery pressure reaches 25 mmHg at rest,caused by the low oxygen level in a high-altitude environment.Mild HAPH is often a compensatory adaptive response to high-altitude hypoxia,whereas severe HAPH is life threatening as it could cause right-heart failure.HAPH could be cured if the patient is moved swiftly to low-altitude environment.For patients in serious conditions,NO inhalation could be prescribed,as well as oral medication such as Bosentan and sildenafil.
Keywords：high altitudepulmonary hypertension
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 405-408 )