To study the effect of relocation from 2840m (Quito) to sea level (Pedernales) in patients with pulmonary vascular diseases (PVD) defined as pulmonary arterial hypertension or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (PH) who permanently live \>2500m on pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and other hemodynamics.
This research in patients with PVD diagnosed with precapillary PH with right heart catheterization and classified to groups 1 and 4 (PAH or CTEPH) who permanently live at HA \>2500 (PVD\_HA) will have PAP and other hemodynamics assessed by echocardiography and blood gases near their living altitude in Quito at 2840m and at sea level in Pedernales the day after the first and the second night after relocation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
36
Patients will be relocated by bus from Quito (2840m) to Pedernales (sea level) and have investigations at both altitudes
Respiratory Clinic, University Hospital of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
Pulmonary artery Pressure (PAP) in the morning of second day at sea level (LA)
Change in PAP in mmHg assessed by echocardiography between LA (sea level) vs High altitude (HA)
Time frame: in the morning of the second day at sea level
Cardiac output in the morning of the second day at sea level
Change in cardiac output in l/min assessed by echocardiography between LA (sea level) vs HA (2840 m)
Time frame: in the morning of the second day at sea level
Cardiac output in the morning of the third day at sea level
Change in cardiac output in l/min assessed by echocardiography between LA (sea level) vs HA (2840m)
Time frame: in the morning of the third day at sea level
Tricuspid pressure gradient by echocardiography in the morning of the second day at sea level
Tricuspid pressure gradient assessed by echocardiography between LA (sea level) vs HA (2840m)
Time frame: in the morning of the second day at sea level
Tricuspid pressure gradient by echocardiography in the morning of the third day at sea level
Tricuspid pressure gradient assessed by echocardiography assessed by between LA (sea level) vs HA (2840m)
Time frame: in the morning of the third day at sea level
Tricupsid annular plane systolic excursion by echocardiography in the morning of the second day at sea level
Tricupsid annular plane systolic excursion assessed by echocardiography assessed by between LA (sea level) vs HA (2840m)
Time frame: in the morning of the third day at sea level
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Tricupsid annular plane systolic excursion by echocardiography in the morning of the third day at sea level
Tricupsid annular plane systolic excursion by echocardiography assessed by between LA (sea level) vs HA (2840m)
Time frame: in the morning of the third day at sea level
ph by arterial blood gases in the morning of the second day at sea level
Change in ph by arterial blood gases assessed between LA (sea level) vs HA (2840m)
Time frame: in the morning of the second day at sea level
partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) by arterial blood gases in the morning of the second day at sea level
Change in partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) assessed by arterial blood gases between LA (sea level) vs HA (2840m)
Time frame: in the morning of the second day at sea level
partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) by arterial blood gases in the morning of the second day at sea level
Change in partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) assessed by arterial blood gases partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) between LA (sea level) vs HA (2840m)
Time frame: in the morning of the second day at sea level