Time

Title+Authors

1730-1736

SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY OF PULMONARY PERFUSION IN NORMOXIA IS NOT DUE TO HYPOXIC PULMONARY VASOCONSTRICTION. Tatsuya Arai1, David J. Dubowitz2, A. Cortney Henderson1, David L. Levin2, Paul J. Friedman2, Richard B. Buxton2, G. Kim Prisk1,2, Susan R. Hopkins1,2. 1Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 2Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego. Email: tarai@ucsd.edu.

1736-1742

DETERMINANTS OF ACUTE MOUNTAIN SICKNESS AND SUMMIT SUCCESS ON MOUNT KILIMANJARO.  Andrew Davies1, Suzy Stokes1, Nicholas Kalson1, Hannah Frost1, Mark Earl1, Ian Tyrrell-Marsh1, Adam Whitehead1, Nicholas Truman1, Jon Naylor2   1Manchester Altitude Research Society, University of Manchester2Peterborough District Hospital. andrewjohndavies@hotmail.com.

1742-1748

CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW RESPONSES TO HYPOXIA ARE NOT DIFFERENT BETWEEN GREY MATTER AND WHITE MATTER IN INDIVIDUALS SUSCEPTIBLE TO ACUTE MOUNTAIN SICKNESS (AMS). Edward Dyer1, Susan R. Hopkins1,2, Joanna A. Perthen2, Yashar Behzadi2, Khaled Restom2, Richard B. Buxton2, David J. Dubowitz2. 1Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 2Department of Radiology, University of California, San Diego. Email: dyere@ohsu.edu.

1748-1754

VENTILATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSES TO REPEATED SHORT TERM HYPOXIC EXERCISE.  Markus Flatz1, Mark Olfert2, Susan Hopkins2   1Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Austria2Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, US. markus.flatz@uibk.ac.at.

1754-1800

EXAGGERATED EXERCISE-INDUCED PULMONARY VASOCONSTRICTION IN RE-ENTRY PULMONARY EDEMA-PRONE SUBJECTS AND IN OFFSPRING OF PREECLAMPSIA. T. Stuber1, C. Sartori2, M. Schwab2, PY. Jayet2, J. Bloch2, S. Thalmann2, H. Spielvogel3, C. Salinas3, M. Villena3, U. Scherrer2, Y. Allemann1. 1Cardiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland, 2Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland, 3Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura, La Paz, Bolivia. Email: thomas.stuber@insel.ch.

1800-1806

SERUM LACTATE INCREASED WITH MILD EXERCISE IN NATIVE HIMALAYAN HIGHLANDERS.  S Ito1, M Slessarev1, E Prisman1, R Watson2, R Greene3, T Norboo4, T Stobdan4, D Diskit5, A Norboo5, M Kunzang6, J Fisher1, J Duffin1, O Appenzeller7   1Departments of Anesthesia and Physiology, University Health Network, University of Toronto2University of California, San Diego3New Mexico Highlands University4Ladakh Institute of Prevention and Ladakh Heart Foundation5Sonam Norboo memorial hospital Leh, Ladakh6Ladakh autonomous hill development council7NMHEMCRF Research Foundation, Albuquerque, NM. sho2ito@yahoo.co.jp.

1806-1812

INCREASED ANTI OXIDANT ACTIVITY DURING PREGNANCY IN NATIVE (ANDEAN) VS. NEWCOMER (EUROPEAN) HIGH-ALTITUDE RESIDENTS. CG Julian1,2, E Vargas3, JM McCord1, S Bose1, H Yamashiro4, C Rodriquez4, A Rodriquez3, VA Browne1, MJ Wilson1,2, LG Moore1,2   1Altitude Research Center University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO USA2Dept of Health/Behavioral Sciences, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, USA3Instituto Boliviano de Biología de Altura, La Paz, BO4Clinica Sirani, Sta Cruz, BO. cgjulian@ouray.cudenver.edu.

1812-1818

THE EFFECT OF THE ACE-I/D POLYMORPHISM ON CLIMBERS ATTEMPTING MT KILIMANJARO (5895M).  NS Kalson1, I Tyrell-Marsh1, AG Whitehead1, H Frost1, S Stokes1, MD Earl1, A Gibbs2, H Montgomery3, AJ Davies1  1Manchester Altitude Research Society 2 University of Manchester 3University College London nickkalson@yahoo.co.uk.

1818-1824

ALL THAT GURGLES AT HIGH ALTITUDE IS NOT HAPE.  Andrew M. Luks, Erik R. Swenson   Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine University of Washington Seattle, Washington. aluks@u.washington.edu.

1824-1830

HIGH ALTITUDE SEIZURES: THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF AN ACUTE SYMPTOMATIC SEIZURE.  Edward Maa1, Robert Roach2, Michael Patz0, Benjamin Honigman2, Mark Spitz1   1Division of Epilepsy, Department of Neurology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center2Colorado Center for Altitude Medicine and Physiology, Department of Physiology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. edward.maa@uchsc.edu.