Acetazolamide fails to decrease pulmonary artery pressure at high altitude in partially acclimatized humans.
In this randomized, double-blind placebo controlled trial our objectives were to determine if acetazolamide is capable of preventing high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) in trekkers traveling between 4250 m (Pheriche)\4350 m (Dingboche) and 5000 m (Lobuje) in Nepal; to determine if acetazolamide dec...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2008
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