Publications by authors named "Xiajiao Yang"
Intern Emerg Med
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- High-altitude polycythemia (HAPC) poses risks to cardiovascular health in people living above 2500 m, particularly impacting hypertensive individuals but its effects on hypertension-mediated organ damage are not fully understood.
- In a study involving 88 hypertensive patients, half had HAPC and half did not; those with HAPC had higher hemoglobin levels, larger left atrium diameters, and a higher rate of impaired flow-mediated dilation.
- HAPC was found to significantly correlate with the increased left atrial size and impaired vascular function, with hemoglobin levels identified as an independent risk factor for these changes in the hypertensive group.
