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Abstract
Lay summary: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) is a potentially fatal disease of altitude, in which the lungs can become filled with fluid. In this article we explore the mechanisms causing this condition and how it can be viewed as a condition of a mismatch between current environment and evolutionary experience.Entities:
Keywords: HAPE; altitude; edema; hypoxia; mismatch; vasoconstriction
Year: 2021 PMID: 33732460 PMCID: PMC7947961 DOI: 10.1093/emph/eoaa052
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Evol Med Public Health ISSN: 2050-6201