title: Prolonged ECG abnormalities in a subject with high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE).
abstract: High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE) is an uncommon type of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema. Few data are available regarding ECG abnormalities in patients with HAPE. They are usually slight and related to acute pulmonary hypertension. This paper describes a case of prolonged ECG abnormalities in a subject with HAPE, with no proven cardiac diseases. The Authors discuss the pathopysiological aspects of this kind of hypoxic-induced right ventricular overload with extensive T-wave negativity in precordial leads.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, E. Morelli Hospital, Sondalo (Sondrio), Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fiorenzano
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Papalia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parravicini
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rastelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bigi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dottorini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000293:injuries*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology