High Altitude (HA) Residents With High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension (HAPH), Pulmonary Artery Pressure (PAP) Assessed at HA (3200 m) vs LA (760 m)

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status

Completed

Conditions

High Altitude Pulmonary Hypertension

Treatments

Other: Echocardiography

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06489704

HAPH_HAvsLA_PAP

Details and patient eligibility

About

To study the effect of relocation from 3200 m (Aksay) to 760 m (Bishkek) in patients with high altitude pulmonary hypertension (HAPH) who permanently live >2500 m on pulmonary artery pressure (PAP)

Full description

This research in highlanders with HAPH diagnosed by echocardiography and defined by a RV/RA >30 mmHg who permanently live at HA >2500 m will have pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) assessed by echocardiography near their living altitude in Aksay at 3200 m and at 760 m in Bishkek the day after the first and the seventh night after relocation.

Enrollment

24 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 80 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Permanently living >2500 m
HAPH diagnosed with a minimum RV/RA of 30 mmHg assessed by echocardiography at an altitude of 3200 m
Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Highlanders who cannot follow the study investigations,
Patients with moderate to severe concomitant lung disease (FEV1<70% or forced vital capacity <70%), severe parenchymal lung disease, heavy smoking >20 cigarettes/day or >20 pack-years.
Coexistent unstable systemic hypertension or coronary artery disease that required adjustment of medication within the last 2 months
Regular use of medication that affects control of breathing (benzodiazepines, opioids, acetazolamide)