title: Swimming-induced pulmonary oedema in two triathletes: a novel pathophysiological explanation.
abstract: Swimming-induced pulmonary oedema/edema (SIPO/SIPE) is likely to become commoner with increasing popularity of endurance sports meaning an increased awareness by participants, organisers and medical personnel is important, especially as individuals are at increased risk of future life threatening episodes and drowning if an accurate diagnosis and appropriate advice are not given. The most important risk factors we identified are a highly trained individual, competitive exercise, hypertension and cold environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton TA1 5DA, Somerset, UK.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Casey
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton TA1 5DA, Somerset, UK.
authors.forename: Amardeep Ghosh
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Dastidar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton TA1 5DA, Somerset, UK david.maciver@tst.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: MacIver
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D003080:Cold Temperature / Q000009:adverse effects; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013550:Swimming
keywords: Cardiovascular medicine; emergency medicine; sports and exercise medicine