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- 2016
High-altitude Pulmonary Hypertension: an Update on Disease Pathogenesis and ManagementDOI: 10.2174/1874192401610010019 Keywords: Altitude physiology, cardiac failure, epidemiology, treatment Abstract: High-altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH) affects individuals residing at altitudes of 2,500 meters and higher. Numerous pathogenic variables play a role in disease inception and progression and include low oxygen concentration in inspired air, vasculopathy, and metabolic abnormalities. Since HAPH affects only some people living at high altitude genetic factors play a significant role in its pathogenesis
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