Adult subacute mountain sickness-a syndrome of congestive heart failure in man at very high altitude

I. S. Anand; Y. Chandrashekhar; H. K. Bali; P. L. Wahi; S. K. Jindal; R. M. Malhotra; S. S. Chauhan; R. K. Bhandari

doi:10.1016/0140-6736(90)90348-9

Adult subacute mountain sickness-a syndrome of congestive heart failure in man at very high altitude

I. S. Anand, Y. Chandrashekhar, H. K. Bali, P. L. Wahi, S. K. Jindal, R. M. Malhotra, S. S. Chauhan, R. K. Bhandari

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A new type of mountain sickness is decribed. 21 men (age 22·2, standard deviation [SD] 1·8 years) had severe congestive heart failure with oedema and ascites after 10·8 (SD 5·9) weeks at altitudes of 5800-6700 m. Investigation, within 3 days of transfer to 300 m, showed polycythaemia, cardiomegaly with right ventricular enlargement, and (in 17) pericardial effusion. The heart failure resolved rapidly after transfer from high altitude.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	561-565
Number of pages	5
Journal	The Lancet
Volume	335
Issue number	8689
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0140-6736(90)90348-9
State	Published - Mar 10 1990
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