Cardiac function and pulmonary hypertension in Central Asian highlanders at 3250 m.
Mona LichtblauStéphanie SaxerMichael FurianLaura MayerPatrick R BaderPhilipp M ScheiwillerMaamed MademilovUlan SheralievFelix C TannerTalant M SooronbaevKonrad E BlochSilvia UlrichPublished in: The European respiratory journal (2020)
Chronic exposure to hypoxia in highlanders is associated with higher PAP and slight alterations in right and left heart function compared to lowlanders. The prevalence of HAPH in this large highlander cohort varies between 6% according to expert consensus definition of chronic high-altitude disease to 35% according to the most recent definition of pulmonary hypertension proposed for lowlanders.