Myocardial infarction or high-altitude pulmonary edema?
We report the case of a 60-year-old European man with myocardial infarction at high altitude (4000 m). Myocardial infarction is an uncommonly encountered problem in high-altitude trekking in the Himalayas. The paucity of coronary artery disease at high altitude (hypoxia, exercise, and age not-withstanding) is discussed. Finally, the importance of recognizing disease entities that mimic acute mountain sickness in this environment is emphasized.
Basnyat
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Himalaya Rescue Association/Nepal International Clinic Patan Hospital, Kathmandu.
Sill
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Gupta
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D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009051:Mountaineering; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis