Benoit Champigneulle, François Caton, Landry Seyve, Émeric Stauffer, Aurélien Pichon, Julien V Brugniaux, Michael Furian, Ivan Hancco, Blandine Deschamps, Lars Kaestner, Paul Robach, Philippe Connes, Pierre Bouzat, Benoit Polack, Raphael Marlu, Samuel Verges
Chronic mountain sickness is a maladaptive syndrome that affects individuals living permanently at high altitude and is characterized primarily by excessive erythrocytosis (EE). Recent results concerning the impact of EE in Andean highlanders on clotting and the possible promotion of hypercoagulability, which can lead to thrombosis, were contradictory. We assessed the coagulation profiles of Andeans highlanders with and without excessive erythrocytosis (EE+ and EE-). Blood samples were collected from 30 EE+ and 15 EE- in La Rinconada (Peru, 5100-5300 m a...
March 30, 2024: Experimental Physiology