Anand I S, Malhotra R M, Chandrashekhar Y, Bali H K, Chauhan S S, Jindal S K, Bhandari R K, Wahi P L
Department of Cardiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Lancet. 1990 Mar 10;335(8689):561-5. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(90)90348-9.
A new type of mountain sickness is described. 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.
本文描述了一种新型高原病。21名男性(年龄22.2岁,标准差[SD]1.8岁)在海拔5800 - 6700米处停留10.8周(SD 5.9周)后出现严重充血性心力衰竭,并伴有水肿和腹水。转至海拔300米处3天内进行的检查显示,存在红细胞增多症、心脏扩大伴右心室增大,以及17例伴有心包积液。从高海拔地区转移后,心力衰竭迅速缓解。