title: High-altitude medicine: important for trekkers and mountaineers, essential for progress in medicine.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland. yves.allemann@insel.ch <yves.allemann@insel.ch>
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Allemann
authors.forename: Urs
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Scherrer
mesh_terms: D000064:Acclimatization; D000531:Altitude; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000639:trends*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology; D018570:Risk Assessment