It is a noncardiogenic form of edema that is linked with elevated capillary pressure and pulmonary hypertension. The benefits of endothelin receptor antagonists are less clear.75,76. Exercise capacity is reduced at altitude, even after acclimatization, but the contribution of pulmonary hypertension is controversial.49,50 PAP increases more sharply with the increase in cardiac output on exercise at altitude than at sea level.51 This augmented rise in PAP with exercise can persist for some time in acclimatized highlanders on descent to sea level, most likely reflecting structural remodeling of the pulmonary vasculature with chronic exposure.5,8 The increase in PAP may impair gas exchange from interstitial and alveolar edema and reduce maximal cardiac output, leading to a reduction in oxygen transport to exercising muscles.49 However, definitive data from direct measurements of RV function at altitude are few, and not all are convinced that the improvement in exercise capacity at altitude reported with some pulmonary vasodilators is attributed to a reduction in RV afterload.50, Exposure to hypoxia leads to changes in blood-O2 affinity and stimulates red cell production in an attempt to improve tissue oxygenation. There is no role for diuretics. Oxygen tension is a major regulator of pulmonary vascular tone and a physiological mechanism for matching perfusion with ventilation. Vascular remodeling versus vasoconstriction in chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension: a time for reappraisal? A phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor may be helpful but has not been formally trialed. Remodeling in the distal vasculature may depend on the presence of cells from other vascular compartments, including circulating inflammatory cells and peripheral blood hematopoietic cells, that might stimulate proliferation or transdifferentiate into smooth muscle-like cells. However, cases have also been reported between 1,500–2,500 metres or 4,900–8,200 feet in more vulnerable subjects. Pro: hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction is a limiting factor of exercise at high altitude. Genetic variations in Tibetan populations and high-altitude adaptation at the Himalayas. Natural selection on EPAS1 (HIF2alpha) associated with low hemoglobin concentration in Tibetan highlanders. Erythrocytosis and pulmonary hypertension in a mouse model of human HIF2A gain of function mutation. Definitions and diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension. It is estimated that >140 million people live above 2500 m in various regions of the world.1 There are many challenges to living at high altitude, but chronic exposure to alveolar hypoxia is prominent among them. Shefali Gola, Kshipra Misra, in Management of High Altitude Pathophysiology, 2018. Bradycardia, increased cardiac output, and reversal of pulmonary hypertension in altitude natives living at sea level. Autosomal dominant erythrocytosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with an activating HIF2 mutation. Pathogenesis of high-altitude pulmonary edema: inflammation is not an etiologic factor. Salmeterol for the prevention of high-altitude pulmonary edema. The vascular remodeling in response to chronic hypoxia involves all 3 layers of the vascular wall–intima, media, and adventitia.32 Endothelial cell dysfunction and intimal proliferation are evident and prominent in some species, such as the rat, exposed to moderately severe hypoxia.34 However, the hallmark of HAPH is increased muscularization of distal vessels with extension of muscle into previously unmuscularized arterioles.28,30 There is thickening of the media of large and medium pulmonary arteries, which, in large mammals (including humans), is attributable mainly to the proliferation of smooth muscle cells, along with increased collagen and elastin deposition.32 The medial layer of proximal vessels contains a heterogeneous population of smooth muscle cells, which includes a reservoir of cells that can divide when exposed to hypoxia and could contribute to vascular hyperplasia.32 Medial smooth muscle cells from distal resistance pulmonary arterioles have a lower capacity for proliferation. The variation in pulmonary vascular response has a strong genetic basis, which provides the substrate for environmental selection pressures and adaptation to high-altitude living. A number of attempts have been made to understand adaptation to high-altitude life based on differences in candidate pathways, such as the ability of Tibetans to preserve NO production at altitude82 and candidate genes,66,83 but this approach is selective and the data come from small subject numbers. The initial rise in PAP on exposure to hypoxia is attributed to HPV. Heart failure has also been described in Indian soldiers posted at the high-altitude borders in China69 and occasionally in previously healthy travelers,70 and HAPH is thought to be the major factor.71, Descent to lower altitude is life saving for severe cases of heart failure. Considerable progress has been made in understanding the pathology of HAPH, but few drugs studied in animal models have been formally trialed in humans. Bosentan reduces pulmonary artery pressure in high altitude residents. Altitude adaptation in Tibetans caused by introgression of Denisovan-like DNA. Superoxide generated at mitochondrial complex III triggers acute responses to hypoxia in the pulmonary circulation. The incidence of HAPE increases with the rate of ascent and the ultimate altitude at-tained. Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. or its licensors or contributors. Tibetans appear less susceptible than recent migrants to HAPH77,78 and CMS,79 most likely the result of living above 3000 m for thousands of years. Acute mountain sickness (AMS) has been reported at altitudes as low as 2000 m. Incidence increases with increasing altitude and has been reported in up to 40% of people at 3000 m.8 Potentially fatal HAPE and high-altitude cerebral oedema (HACE) are less common; they are diagnosed in <2% of individuals ascending over 4000 m.1 The faster the ascent and … Drs Wilkins and Zhao are funded by the British Heart Foundation. Figure 1. There are a number of potential pharmacologic treatments for managing less severe disease, but few have been formally trialed in HAPH. Resting mean PAP increases along a parabolic curve from 15 mm Hg at 2000 m to ≈30 mm Hg at 4500 m.4 The exceptions and interindividual variation in the magnitude of response offer a natural experiment that might provide insight into fundamental underlying mechanisms (vide infra). Phosphorylated proteins are indicated by a white “P” in a blue circle. Mechanics and function of the pulmonary vasculature: implications for pulmonary vascular disease and right ventricular function. Understanding the pathophysiology might have implications for prevention and treatment of both this disorder and the much more common acute mountain sickness. Pulmonary pressure, cardiac output, and arterial oxygen saturation during exercise at high altitude and at sea level. Genetic evidence for high-altitude adaptation in Tibet. Acute mountain sickness (AMS) and high altitude cerebral edema (HACE) represent a continuum of one form of such illness. The priority to date has been to compare the genetic architecture of people living at high altitude with that of lowlanders or recent migrants (genome-wide selection scans) rather than to compare well-phenotyped populations with and without pulmonary vascular disease at altitude (genome-wide association studies). The resultant hypoxemia is then thought to precipitate the development of: Studies of healthy subjects exposed to hypoxia report an increase in resting heart rate and an initial increase in cardiac output in an attempt to maintain oxygen delivery to tissues.47 After 2 to 3 days of hypoxia, stroke volume falls. The condition develops in susceptible individuals within the first 2 to 4 days of arrival at altitudes above 2500 m. It is precipitated by rapid ascent and exercise and is potentially lethal if not treated. However, six hours after the symptoms had resolved, radiographic signs of pulmonary edema, confined to the right lung, were seen. Pulmonary blood flow heterogeneity during hypoxia and high-altitude pulmonary edema. Tibetans average ≥1 g/dL and as much as 3.5 g/dL (ie, ≈10% to 20%) lower hemoglobin concentration compared with acclimatized lowlanders. Con: hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction is not a limiting factor of exercise at high altitude. The pressor response to hypoxia does not return to baseline on return to normoxia in isolated perfused rabbit lungs, even if the perfusate is replaced to remove hypoxia-stimulated circulating vasoactive factors. © American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. The inciting factor of HAPE is the decrease in partial pressure of arterial oxygen caused by the lower air pressure at high altitudes (pulmonary gas pressures). Signaling mechanisms underlying sustained hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV). By continuing you agree to the use of cookies. Inspired Po2 falls from ≈150 mm Hg at sea level to ≈100 mm Hg at 3000 m and 43 mm Hg on the summit of Everest (8400 m).2,3 The body responds by hyperventilating, increasing resting heart rate, and stimulating red cell production in an attempt to maintain the oxygen content of arterial blood at or above sea level values.2 However, hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) and vascular remodeling, together with increased erythropoiesis, place an increased pressure load on the right ventricle (RV). Though it remains a topic of intense investigation, multiple studies and reviews over the last several years have helped to elucidate the proposed mechanism of HAPE. Cardiac response to hypobaric hypoxia: persistent changes in cardiac mass, function, and energy metabolism after a trek to Mt. Studies in Tibetan people adapted genetically to high altitude highlight the importance of the HIF pathway in determining the magnitude of response, but other pathways may emerge from studies of Tibetan cohorts better phenotyped for pulmonary hemodynamics, as well as studies of other ethnic groups. E-mail. We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content and ads. Analysis of other quantitative traits, such as resting ventilation, hypoxic ventilator response, and oxygen saturation, also show differences between Tibetans and other Asian and European populations studied at the same altitude.96 It is likely that the Andean and Tibetan populations have developed different genetic adaptations to high-altitude hypoxia, although pathways may converge. In vivo TRPC functions in the cardiopulmonary vasculature. Effects of fasudil in patients with high-altitude pulmonary hypertension. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.006977, National Center Prevention of high-altitude pulmonary edema by nifedipine. Imaging of the pulmonary circulation in the closed-chest rat using synchrotron radiation microangiography. The RV generally copes well with a pressure load, and there is doubt as to whether pressure load itself is sufficient to cause heart failure, suggesting that other factors, such as myocardial hypoxia and neurohumoral factors, are important.67 Nonetheless, pulmonary hypertension progressing to fatal right heart failure, recognized as infantile subacute mountain sickness, has been described in infants of Chinese Han origin who are born at low altitude and taken to high altitudes.68 They develop heart failure within a few weeks or months and the pathology reveals extreme medial hypertrophy of the small pulmonary arteries accompanied by hypertrophy and dilatation of the RV. Copyright © 1999 Wilderness Medical Society. Evidence for adaptation outside the HIF family comes from a study of Eurasians exposed to mild-to-moderate hypoxia, where the strongest adaptive signal came from the μ-opioid receptor-encoding gene (OPRM1, 2.54_10_9).98, Whole-genome sequencing of Andean highlanders, 10 with and 10 without CMS, followed by expression studies in fibroblasts identified 2 genes, SENP1 and ANP32D, that exhibit a higher transcription response to hypoxia in CMS subjects.99 Downregulation of the orthologs of these genes in flies enhanced their survival rates in a hypoxic environment. The defining feature of chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is excessive erythrocytosis accompanied by neurologic symptoms, such as headache, dizziness, and fatigue.64 By consensus, the hemoglobin should exceed ≥21g/dL in men and ≥19 g/dL in women. Therapeutic potential of RhoA/Rho kinase inhibitors in pulmonary hypertension. Hypoventilation leading to hypoxemia may stimulate red cell production,4 but an alternative possibility is that polycythemia is the primary abnormality, which, by reducing Pco2 drive, leads to hypoventilation. Both mitochondria and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (phosphate) oxidases have been suggested as oxygen sensors. This causes fluid to leak from the blood vessels to the lung tissues and eventually into the air sacs. Mechanisms of vascular remodeling in chronic hypoxia. The pathophysiology high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is not well understood. ADMA indicates asymmetrical dimethylarginine; cGMP, cyclic guanosine monophosphate; DDAH, dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase; DMA, dimethylamine; ET-1, endothelin 1; EC, endothelial cell; MLC20, regulatory myosin light chain; MLCP, myosin light chain phosphatase; NO, nitric oxide; NOS, nitric oxide synthase; O2, oxygen; PASMC, pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell; PGI2, prostacyclin; Rho, Ras homolog gene family; ROS, reactive oxygen species; and sGC, soluble guanylyl cyclase. Another proposal assumes that acute hypoxia leads to inhibition of the respiratory chain and a subtle decrease in ATP production, which does not affect energy state, but rather acts as a mediator and alters the cellular AMP/ATP ratio. Chronic global alveolar hypoxia is accompanied by structural remodeling of pulmonary vessels. High-altitude pulmonary edema is initially caused by an increase in capillary pressure. Local Info The role of redox changes in oxygen sensing. This has been described in a number of species, including rat,28 cow,29 and humans,30 although some species seem resistant.31 All of the layers of the vascular wall, including fibroblasts, are involved in the remodeling (Figure 4),32,33 but the hallmark of the vascular response to chronic hypoxia is increased muscularization of distal vessels with extension of muscle into previously unmuscularized arterioles.28,30. Phosphodiesterase type 5 as a target for the treatment of hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary vascular mechanics: important contributors to the increased right ventricular afterload of pulmonary hypertension. There is widely believed to be a genetic predisposition to HAPE, but to date only candidate genes have been examined with no consensus observations.100. Genetic signatures reveal high-altitude adaptation in a set of ethiopian populations. The rise in PAP in chronic hypoxia is generally modest, certainly compared with that seen in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, and is compatible with a normal life at high altitude. Drs Weissmann and Ghofrani are funded by the German Research Foundation, Excellence Cluster Cardio-Pulmonary System (EXC 147). An alternative to phlebotomy is acetazolamide. A 40-year-old male mountaineer was affected by an advanced stage of HAPE at high altitude (Monte Rosa plateau, 4000 m). Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors appear effective at reducing pulmonary vascular resistance,72 and acetazolamide73 and the Rho-kinase inhibitor, fasudil74, are promising. Phosphodiesterase type 5 and high altitude pulmonary hypertension. Incidence varies with the rate of ascent and the altitude, while contributing factors include exertion This has been described in a number of species, including rat,28 cow,29 and humans,30 although some species seem resistant.31 All of the layers of the vascular wall, including fibroblasts, are involved in the remodel… Little attention has been paid to the contribution of increased blood viscosity to PAP, because the increase in PAP precedes the rise in hemoglobin, and patients with polycythemia at sea level do not have pulmonary hypertension. Emergence of fibroblasts with a proinflammatory epigenetically altered phenotype in severe hypoxic pulmonary hypertension. The pathophysiological basis of chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in the mouse: vasoconstrictor and structural mechanisms contribute equally. All have shown evidence of natural selection for noncoding variants in and around 2 HIF pathway genes, EPAS1 (HIF-2α) and EGNL1 (HIF prolyl 4-hydroxylase 2).84–90 Key to the interpretation of genetic data is robust phenotyping. How well healthy humans adapt to hypoxia depends on their rate of ascent to altitude, the severity and duration of their exposure, and their genetic background. After 2 or 3 weeks of hypoxia, there is little response to rebreathing 100% oxygen, indicating a structural resistance to pulmonary blood flow rather than one based solely on increased vasomotor tone.6 A fall in PAP on re-exposure to a normal oxygen environment is evident in rats monitored by telemetry over days after removal from a hypoxic chamber7 (Figure 1B) and is also documented in humans.4,8. ★ High-altitude pulmonary edema. A recent re-evaluation of the effect of increased blood viscosity on PAP measurements at altitude suggests that some correction for hematocrit is important.52,53. Consensus statement on chronic and subacute high altitude diseases. The chest radiograph shows pulmonary edema. The advent of high-throughput genome sequencing has enabled a less-biased strategy for investigating gene associations. Effects of glucose on hypoxic vasoconstriction in isolated ferret lungs. Acute high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a pathology involving multifactorial triggers that are associated with ascents to altitudes over 2,500 meters above sea level (m). Contact Us, Correspondence to Martin R. Wilkins, MD, NIHR Imperial Clinical Research Facility, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom. Micropuncture measurement of lung microvascular pressure profile during hypoxia in cats. Stress Doppler echocardiography for identification of susceptibility to high altitude pulmonary edema. Prophylactic bosentan does not improve exercise capacity or lower pulmonary artery systolic pressure at high altitude. Travelers should manage their rate of ascent to 300 to 500 m per day along with a day of rest every 3 to 4 days when traveling above 3000 m.56 Pharmacologic measures that have been evaluated and demonstrated efficacy in reducing the incidence of HAPE include slow-release nifedipine (30 mg BID),60 the phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor tadalafil (10 mg BID), and dexamethasone (8 mg BID).61 The β2-agonist salmeterol (125 μg BID) by inhalation appears to be less effective.62. Pulmonary hypertension and chronic mountain sickness. Based on underlying cause Cardiogenic pulmonary edema Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema Neurogenic PE High Altitude PE Post Aspiration PE Re-expansion PE Other ( inhaled toxins, lymphatic obstruction, post lung transplant, etc.) High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a life-threat- ening noncardiogenic form of pulmonary edema (PE) that develops in nonacclimatized persons after rapid as- cent to altitudes above 2000 to 3000 m. Acute administration of a Rho kinase inhibitor significantly reduces pulmonary vascular resistance in chronically hypoxic rats,26 advancing the argument that vasoconstriction is an important pathophysiological mechanism in high-altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH), perhaps as important or more important than vascular remodeling.27, Chronic global alveolar hypoxia is accompanied by structural remodeling of pulmonary vessels. Exhaled nitric oxide in isolated pig lungs. With chronic hypoxia, other mechanisms that likely drive vascular remodeling soon contribute to the elevated pressure (Figure 1A). Figure 4. Chronic pulmonary artery pressure elevation is insufficient to explain right heart failure. The cardinal symptom of AMS is headache that occurs with an increase in altitude. For example, oxygen is a substrate for NO synthases, and NO bioavailability is reduced by hypoxia.23 In addition, sustained HPV has been shown to depend on glucose level.24. This fluid collects in the numerous air sacs in the lungs, making it difficult to breathe.In most cases, heart problems cause pulmonary edema. Humans can live a normal life at high altitudes given sufficient time to acclimatize. High-altitude pulmonary edema In normal lungs, air sacs (alveoli) take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide. Endothelial and subintimal changes in rat hilar pulmonary artery during recovery from hypoxia: a quantitative ultrastructural study. Hypoxic contraction of cultured pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cells. It is seen as a complication of myocardial infarcts, hypertension, pneumonia, smoke inhalation, and high-altitude pulmonary edema. High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), a not uncommon form of acute altitude illness, can occur within days of ascent above 2500 to 3000 m. Although life-threatening, it is avoidable by slow ascent to permit acclimatization or with drug prophylaxis. The symptoms abated immediately after the patient descended from the altitude. An increase in the AMP/ATP ratio activates AMPK, followed by an increase in cADPR that triggers the release of [Ca2+]i through RyR of SR.9 The level of ROS could be relevant through ROS-dependent alteration of function of AMPK and cADPR. Whole-genome sequencing uncovers the genetic basis of chronic mountain sickness in Andean highlanders. Objective: At High altitude (HA) (elevation >2,500 m), hypobaric hypoxia may lead to the development of symptoms associated with low oxygen pressure in many sojourners. 7272 Greenville Ave. 1985; 6:491–507. Pulmonary hypertension may accompany the polycythemia but is not a prerequisite. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology (ATVB), Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA), Customer Service and Ordering Information, Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research. Genetic adaptation to high altitude in the Ethiopian highlands. Tibetans living at sea level have a hyporesponsive hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) system and blunted physiological responses to hypoxia. Indeed, the structural changes take a considerable time to resolve on return to a sea-level oxygen environment and may persist in some form.43 The extent to which the structural changes in pulmonary resistance vessels infringe on the lumen and contribute a physical obstruction to blood flow (ie, the argument being that vascular growth is outward rather than inward) and the extent of vascular rarefaction in response to chronic hypoxia are unclear.44 These may vary between species. MicroRNA-124 controls the proliferative, migratory, and inflammatory phenotype of pulmonary vascular fibroblasts. A change in the levels of reactive oxygen species is thought to be important, but there is a lack of agreement regarding whether the signal is an increase or decrease in reactive oxygen species (Figure 2).19–21 Differences in techniques used contribute to the different observations, but the spatial distribution of reactive oxygen species signaling may also be significant.22. Characterization of high-altitude pulmonary hypertension in the Kyrgyz: association with angiotensin-converting enzyme genotype. Pulmonary hypertension in hypoxic mice haploinsufficient for HIF-1α (Hif1α+/-) or HIF-2α (Hif2α+/-) is attenuated.38,39 Conversely, gain-of-function mutations in HIF-2α are associated with the development of pulmonary hypertension in mice and humans.40–42. The influence of short periods of induced acute anoxia upon pulmonary artery pressures in man. [1] HAPE is a noncardiogenic form of pulmonary edema resulting from a leak in the alveolar capillary membrane. Figure 3. Cardiopulmonary function in two human disorders of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) pathway: von Hippel-Lindau disease and HIF-2 gain-of-function mutation. Increased red cell 2,3 diphosphoglycerate levels have an allosteric effect on hemoglobin, reducing its affinity for O2 and facilitating its release to tissues, although this is at the expense of impairing O2 capture as blood passes through the lungs. The incidence is variously recorded, depending on the subject population, rapidity of ascent, and final altitude; everyone is at risk of HAPE if they ascend fast and high enough. Gene expression in chronic high altitude diseases. Although in part caused by and adaptive to the increase in hemodynamic stress, the vascular remodeling contributes to and sustains the elevated PAP. Comparative physiology of hypoxic pulmonary hypertension: historical clues from brisket disease. This site uses cookies. A genetic mechanism for Tibetan high-altitude adaptation. https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(1999)010[0088:TPOHAP]2.3.CO;2. Customer Service However, variation in the pulmonary vascular response to hypoxia is well recognized, both between and within species,16,31,54,55 and in humans the magnitude of HPV can vary ≈5-fold among individuals.16,55 Extreme responders are at highest risk of presenting acutely on arrival at altitude with high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) or over weeks, months, and years with right heart failure secondary to severe pulmonary hypertension or excessive erythrocytosis. Modified from Weissmann et al.5B, Elevated PAP in a telemetered rat takes days to return to baseline after removal from 2 weeks in a hypoxic chamber. Later, … People who exhibit a marked pulmonary vascular or erythropoietic response to hypoxia identify themselves as at risk of heart failure. Acute mountain sickness (AMS) and high-altitude cerebral edema (HACE) are manifestations of the brain pathophysiology, while high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is that of the lung. High-altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE) is the leading cause of death related to high altitude. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, Journal of the American Heart Association, Pathophysiology and Treatment of High-Altitude Pulmonary Vascular Disease, ALDH2 (Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2) Protects Against Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension, Multimodal Regulation of Cardiac Myocyte Proliferation, Reoxygenation Reverses Hypoxic Pulmonary Arterial Remodeling by Inducing Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis via Reactive Oxygen Species–Mediated Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Environmental Determinants of Cardiovascular Disease, Smooth Muscle Proliferation and Differentiation, Global Impact of the 2017 ACC/AHA Hypertension Guidelines. Pulmonary edema at high altitude: review, pathophysiology, and update. organization. Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction requires connexin 40-mediated endothelial signal conduction. Signaling mechanisms underlying acute hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV). Prevalence will vary according to altitude and ethnic background, but some 14% of Kyrgyz highlanders have been found to have ECG evidence of right ventricular hypertrophy.66 A much smaller percentage progress to and present with heart failure. Circulation. High‐altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE), a not uncommon form of acute altitude illness, can occur within days of ascent above 2500 to 3000 m. Although life‐threatening, it is avoidable by slow ascent to permit acclimatization or with drug prophylaxis. 1-800-AHA-USA-1 A fall in alveolar Po2 is the main stimulus for HPV, but a reduction in mixed venous and bronchial arterial Po2 may also contribute.9 Ventilation of intact lungs with a hypoxic gaseous mixture (eg, fraction of inspired oxygen=0.10) leads to acute pulmonary vasoconstriction throughout the pulmonary vascular bed, including nonmuscular arterioles, capillaries, and veins, but is most pronounced in small pulmonary arterioles.10–13 That said, HPV is not distributed evenly throughout the lung and lung perfusion is inhomogeneous during hypoxia.14, HPV has at least 2 phases (Figure 1A). High-altitude pulmonary edema is a life-threatening form that is not cardiogenic pulmonary edema that occurs in healthy people, usually at altitudes above 2.500 meters. Observations on the pulmonary arterial blood pressure of the cat. HAPE usually occurs within the first 2-4 days of ascent to high altitudes. Mechanisms other than narrowing of the vessel lumen are relevant to this discussion, specifically the contribution of changes in vascular compliance.45 Changes in the stiffness of proximal vessels leads to changes in the propagation of high-energy pulsatile waves. High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a non-cardiogenic edema which afflicts susceptible persons who ascend to altitudes above 2500 meters and remain there for 24 to 48 h or longer. Other forms … The pathophysiology of high altitude pulmonary edema. Pathways activated by hypoxia are depicted in blue; those inhibited by hypoxia are depicted in red. Cerebral syndromes of acute mountain sickness and high-altitude cerebral edema, and the pulmonary syndrome of high-altitude pulmonary edema, characterize the illnesses in new arrivals to high altitude; whereas chronic mountain sickness occurs in inhabitants of the highest altitude settlements. 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