Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
Keep this study
Lead
University of Zurich
With
National Center of Cardiology and Internal Medicine named after academician M.Mirrakhimov
Age
16–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
high altitude pulmonary hypertension confirmed by clinical presentation and mean pulmonary artery pressure \>30 mmHg measured by echocardiography at altitude of residence.
healthy subjects (high altitude controls)
Both genders
Age \>16 y
Kyrgyz ethnicity
born, raised and currently living at \>2500 m
healthy subjects currently living at \<1000 m (low altitude controls)
You may not be if
Pulmonary hypertension from other causes, in particular from left ventricular failure as judged clinically and by echocardiography
Excessive erythrocytosis
Other coexistent disorders that may interfere with the cardio-respiratory system and sleep
Regular use of medication that affects control of breathing
