intrapulmonary arteriovenous anastomoses

Reduced blood flow through intrapulmonary arteriovenous anastomoses during exercise in lowlanders acclimatizing to high altitude.
What is the central question of this study? The aim was to determine, using the technique of agitated saline contrast echocardiography, …
Lindsey M Boulet, Andrew T Lovering, Michael M Tymko, Trevor A Day, Mike Stembridge, Trang Anh Nguyen, Philip N Ainslie, Glen E Foster
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Resting pulmonary haemodynamics and shunting: a comparison of sea-level inhabitants to high altitude Sherpas
The incidence of blood flow through intracardiac shunt and intrapulmonary arteriovenous anastomoses (IPAVA) may differ between Sherpas …
Glen E. Foster, Philip N. Ainslie, Mike Stembridge, Trevor A. Day, Akke Bakker, Samuel J. E. Lucas, Nia C. S. Lewis, David B. MacLeod, Andrew T. Lovering
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