SN Year Title of the Study Study Type Publisher Link Affiliation
1 2024 Higher oxygen content and transport characterize high-altitude ethnic Tibetan women with the highest lifetime reproductive success Research Letter Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A . https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2403309121 OUCRU
2 2024 Mismanagement of Patients with High Altitude Illness Evacuated from the Mount Everest Region in Nepal Letter HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2024.0034 Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA)
3 2023 Letter: Is Altitude-Induced Sleep Apnea Highly Dependent on Ethnic Background (Sherpa vs. Tamang)? We Are Not Convinced. (re: doi: 10.1089/ham.2022.0012) Letter HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2022.0138
4 2022 Strengthening Altitude Knowledge: A Delphi Study to Define Minimum Knowledge of Altitude Illness for Laypersons Traveling to High Altitude HAMB 10.1089/ham.2022.0083
5 2022 Association of Pre-existing Mental Health Conditions with Acute Mountain Sickness at Everest Base Camp Research Article HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2022.0014
6 2022 High-Altitude Medical Conditions Among Travelers in the Himalaya Mountains Chapter Tourism and Development in Himalayas
7 2022 Repeatability of adaptive traits among ethnic Tibetan highlanders Research Article Am J Hum Bio https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23670 Oxford Tropical Research Unit
8 2021 The Borg Scale at high altitude Research Article Health Promotion and Physical Activity https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.9500 OUCRU
9 2021 Varied Reproductive Histories of Ethnically Tibetan Women Research Article JNHRC https://doi.org/10.33314/jnhrc.v19i04.3273 Oxford Tropical Research Unit
10 2021 The Light Is Gone: Tribute to Prakash Adhikari, Executive Director of the Himalayan Rescue Association Letter HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2020.0213 HRA, OUCRU, ISMM
11 2021 Prakash Adhikari: April 13, 1965 to October 23, 2020 Letter WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2020.12.003 HRA
12 2020 Advancing the evidence in altitude and wilderness medicine Review JTM https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taaa129 HRA
13 2020 Assessment of Psychotic Symptoms in Individuals Exposed to Very High or Extreme Altitude: A Field Study Research Article HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089%2Fham.2020.0210 MMSN, Oxford Tropical Research Unit
14 2020 Does age have an impact on acute mountain sickness? A systematic review Review JTM https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taz104 HRA
15 2020 Hypoxia-tolerant vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) and the genetic variations of VEGFA in Sherpa highlanders Research Article BioRxIV https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.16.993568 OUCRU
16 2020 Letter to the Editor: COVID-19 Lung Injury Is Different From High Altitude Pulmonary Edema Letter to the editor HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2020.0061 OUCRU, HRA, ISMM
17 2020 A Review of Medical Problems in Himalayan Porters Review HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2020.0004 MMSN, OUCRU
18 2020 Extending strong research to high-altitude infants Review Lancet Global Health https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(20)30009-7 OCURU
19 2019 Pediatric High Altitude Cerebral Edema in the Nepal Himalayas Case Report WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2019.05.003 HRA
20 2019 Ambulatory Blood Pressure at Sea Level and High Altitude in a Climber with a Kidney Transplant and Hypertension Research Article HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2018.0118 OUCRU
21 2019 Reduced Acetazolamide Dosing in Countering Altitude Illness: A Comparison of 62.5 vs 125 mg (the RADICAL Trial) Trial WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2018.09.002 OUCRU
22 2018 Detecting past and ongoing natural selection among ethnically Tibetan women at high altitude in Nepal Research Article PLoS Genetics https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007650 OUCRU
23 2018 Nail the Diagnosis Clinical Image WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2018.04.005 OUCRU
24 2018 Wilderness Mass Casualty Incident (MCI): Rescue Chain After Avalanche at Everest Base Camp (EBC) In 2015 Case Report WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2018.03.007 OUCRU, HRA
25 2018 Higher ascent, trouble breathing: High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) Case Report PAMJ https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2018.30.43.15181 OUCRU
26 2018 Mismanagement of Severe Altitude Illness in a Tertiary Hospital in Nepal: A Cautionary Tale Case Report WEM 10.1016/j.wem.2017.10.001 OUCRU
27 2017 Reentry High Altitude Pulmonary Edema in the Himalayas Case Report HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2017.0088 OUCRU
28 2017 Impact of a Newly Constructed Motor Vehicle Road on Altitude Illness in the Nepal Himalayas Research Article WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2017.06.003 HRA
29 2017 Relationship Between Occupational Physical Activity and Subclinical Vascular Damage in Moderate-Altitude Dwellers Research Article HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2016.0104 Nepal International Clinic
30 2017 Antioxidant defense and oxidative damage vary widely among high-altitude residents Short Communication American Journal of Human Biology https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.23039 OUCRU
31 2017 Acute mountain sickness (AMS) in a Nepali pilgrim after rapid ascent to a sacred lake (4380 m) in the Himalayas Case Report BMJ Case Rep https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-222888 OUCRU, HRA, MMSN
32 2017 Blood Pressure and Altitude: An Observational Cohort Study of Hypertensive and Nonhypertensive Himalayan Trekkers in Nepal Research Article HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2017.0001 OUCRU
33 2017 A longitudinal cline characterizes the genetic structure of human populations in the Tibetan plateau Research Article PloS One https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175885 OUCRU
34 2017 Acute high-altitude illness Letter S Afr J Med http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/samj.2017.v107i12.12863 HRA
35 2017 Findings of Cognitive Impairment at High Altitude: Relationships to Acetazolamide Use and Acute Mountain Sickness Research Article HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2016.0001 OUCRU
36 2017 Ethnically Tibetan women in Nepal with low hemoglobin concentration have better reproductive outcomes Research Article Evolution, Medicine and Public Health https://doi.org/10.1093/emph/eox008 OUCRU
37 2017 High altitude illness in pilgrims after rapid ascent to 4380 M Research Article Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2017.03.002 OUCRU
38 2016 Prophylactic Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen Results in Equivalent Acute Mountain Sickness Incidence at High Altitude: A Prospective Randomized Trial RCT WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2016.12.011 HRA, OUCRU
39 2016 Severe Hypertension and Efficacy of Antihypertensive Medications at High Altitude Research Article WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2016.06.046 OUCRU, ISMM
40 2016 Breathlessness at High Altitude: First Episode of Bronchoconstriction in an Otherwise Healthy Sojourner Case Report HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2017.0004 OUCRU
41 2016 Drug Use and Misuse in the Mountains: A UIAA MedCom Consensus Guide for Medical Professionals Guidelines/Recommendation HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2016.0080 OUCRU
42 2016 Older age, chronic medical conditions and polypharmacy in Himalayan trekkers in Nepal: an epidemiologic survey and case series Research Article JTM https://doi.org/10.1093/jtm/taw052 OUCRU
43 2016 Infectious Diseases at High Altitude Review Microbio spectrum https://doi.org/10.1128/microbiolspec.iol5-0006-2015 OUCRU
44 2015 An Itchy Situation Clinical Image WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2014.07.009 HRA
45 2015 A trekker in Nepal with painful skin blisters Case Report BMJ Case Rep https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2015-210560 OUCRU
46 2015 Camphor: an herbal medicine causing grand mal seizures Case Report BMJ Case Rep https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2014-209101 OUCRU
47 2014 Pro: pulse oximetry is useful in predicting acute mountain sickness Review HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2014.1045 OUCRU
48 2014 High altitude pilgrimage medicine Review HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2014.1088 OUCRU
49 2014 From Matterhorn to Mt Everest: empowering rescuers and improving medical care in Nepal Research Article WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2013.12.029 Nepal International Clinic
50 2014 Depopulating the Himalayan Highlands: Education and Outmigration From Ethnically Tibetan Communities of Nepal Research Article Mountain Research and Development https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-14-00021.1 OUCRU
51 2014 Nepalese mountain rescue development project Meeting Report HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2013.1149 MMSN
52 2014 High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) in a Himalayan trekker: a case report Case Report Extreme Physiology Medicine https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-7648-3-6 Nepal International Clinic
53 2014 Admixture facilitates genetic adaptations to high altitude in Tibet Research Article Nature Communication https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms4281 OUCRU
54 2013 International hypoxia symposium XVIII: 26 February-02 March 2013 Meeting Report Extreme Physiology Medicine https://doi.org/10.1186/2046-7648-2-32 MMSN
55 2013 High altitude pulmonary oedema (HAPE) in an Indian pilgrim Case Report J Assoc Physicians India https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24974506/ OUCRU
56 2013 Acute high-altitude illnesses Commentary NEJM https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmc1309747 ISMM
57 2013 Continuous positive airway pressure treatment for acute mountain sickness at 4240 m in the Nepal Himalaya Research Article HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2013.1015 HRA
58 2013 Con: All dwellers at high altitude are persons of impaired physical and mental powers: the view from the Himalayas Research Article HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2013.1037 OUCRU
59 2013 A randomized trial of temazepam versus acetazolamide in high altitude sleep disturbance RCT HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2013.1023 HRA, MMSN
60 2013 In reply to "ibuprofen for prevention of acute mountain sickness-is bigger really better?" Comment WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2013.03.003 ISMM
61 2013 Rejuvenation time Editorial HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2013.1411 OUCRU
62 2012 Altitude Sickness in Climbers and Efficacy of NSAIDs Trial (ASCENT): randomized, controlled trial of ibuprofen versus placebo for prevention of altitude illness RCT WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2012.08.001 Nepal International Clinic
63 2012 Acclimatizing with acetazolamide Editorial JTM https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8305.2012.00646.x HRA, OUCRU
64 2012 Performance-enhancing drugs-commentaries Editorial WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2012.07.005 HRA
65 2012 Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis at high altitude Case Report HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2011.1043 Nepal International Clinic
66 2012 Genetic variants in EPAS1 contribute to adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia in Sherpas Research Article PloS One https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050566 Nepal International Clinic
67 2011 Spironolactone does not prevent acute mountain sickness: a prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial by SPACE Trial Group (spironolactone and acetazolamide trial in the prevention of acute mountain sickness group) RCT WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2010.10.009 HRA
68 2011 Brain blood flow in Andean and Himalayan high-altitude populations: evidence of different traits for the same environmental constraint Research Article J Cereb Blood Flow Metab https://doi.org/10.1038/jcbfm.2010.150 Nepal International Clinic
69 2010 Complications of steroid use on Mt. Everest Case Report WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2010.09.006 OUCRU
70 2010 Prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled comparison of acetazolamide versus ibuprofen for prophylaxis against high altitude headache: the Headache Evaluation at Altitude Trial (HEAT) RCT WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2010.06.009 Nepal International Clinic
71 2010 Frostbite in a Sherpa Case Report WEM https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wem.2009.12.031 Nepal International Clinic
72 2009 Clinical images: a pneumonic confusion Case Report WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/08-weme-ci-275.1 HRA
73 2009 Infectious Diseases at High Altitude Chapter Infections of Leisure https://doi.org/10.1128/9781555815950.ch15 HRA, NIC
74 2008 Two hypoxia sensor genes and their association with symptoms of acute mountain sickness in Sherpas Short Communication Aviat Space Environ Med https://doi.org/10.3357/asem.2361.2008 OUCRU
75 2008 Acetazolamide fails to decrease pulmonary artery pressure at high altitude in partially acclimatized humans RCT HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2007.1073 HRA
76 2008 Adaptation to high altitude in Sherpas: association with the insertion/deletion polymorphism in the Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene Research Article WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/06-WEME-OR-073.1 MMSN
77 2008 Low-dose acetylsalicylic Acid analog and acetazolamide for prevention of acute mountain sickness Letter HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2008.1060 Nepal International Clinic
78 2007 Role of the altitude level on cerebral autoregulation in residents at high altitude Clinical Trial J Appl Physiol https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.01429.2006 Nepal International Clinic
79 2007 Allele frequencies for 15 STR loci in Tibetan populations from Nepal Research Article Forensic Sci Int https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.03.010 Nepal International Clinic
80 2007 Reducing the incidence of high-altitude pulmonary edema Comment Ann Intern Med https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-146-8-200704170-00016 Nepal International Clinic
81 2006 Changes in metabolic and hematologic laboratory values with ascent to altitude and the development of acute mountain sickness in Nepalese pilgrims Research Article WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/pr43-04 HRA
82 2006 Genetic contribution of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene to high altitude adaptation in sherpas Research Article HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2006.7.209 MMSN
83 2006 The pilgrim at high altitude Editorial HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2006.7.183 HRA
84 2006 Acetazolamide 125 mg BD is not significantly different from 375 mg BD in the prevention of acute mountain sickness: the prophylactic acetazolamide dosage comparison for efficacy (PACE) trial RCT HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2006.7.17 HRA
85 2006 Symptoms of acute mountain sickness in Sherpas exposed to extremely high altitude Letter to the editor HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2006.7.312 Nepal International Clinic
86 2005 High altitude cerebral and pulmonary edema Review Travel Med Infect Dis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2004.06.003 HRA
87 2005 Higher venous bicarbonate concentration associated with hypoxemia, not acute mountain sickness, after ascent to moderate altitude Research Article JTM https://doi.org/10.2310/7060.2005.12403 Nepal International Clinic
88 2005 The physiologic basis of high-altitude diseases Comment Ann Intern Med https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-142-7-200504050-00021 Nepal International Clinic
89 2005 The Khumbu cure Letter HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2005.6.342 Nepal International Clinic
90 2004 Second generation Tibetan lowlanders acclimatize to high altitude more quickly than Caucasians Comparative study J Physiol https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2003.059188 IBFM
91 2004 Isolated Facial and Hypoglossal Nerve Palsies at High Altitude Case Report HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/152702901750265396 NIC, HRA
92 2004 Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled comparison of ginkgo biloba and acetazolamide for prevention of acute mountain sickness among Himalayan trekkers: the prevention of high altitude illness trial (PHAIT) RCT BMJ https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38043.501690.7c HRA
93 2004 Letter from Dolpa Letter HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/152702901750067954 NIC
94 2004 The Burden of the Himalayan Porter Letter HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/152702901750265431 HRA
95 2004 Acute Medical Problems in the Himalayas Outside the Setting of Altitude Sickness Case Report HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/15270290050144163 HRA
96 2004 Delirium at High Altitude Case Report HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/152702902753639577 NIC, HRA
97 2004 Neurological Conditions at Altitude That Fall Outside the Usual Definition of Altitude Sickness Review HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/1527029041352126 HRA
98 2004 Clinical images. A mystery Case Report WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(2004)015[0053:ci]2.0.co;2 HRA
99 2003 Steadfast to the summit: living and climbing at altitude Unavailable Natl Med J India PMID: 14680287 Unavailable
100 2003 High-altitude illness Review Lancet https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(03)13591-x HRA
101 2003 A blurred view from Everest Case Report Lancet https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(03)15017-9 NIC, HRA
102 2003 Efficacy of low-dose acetazolamide (125 mg BID) for the prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness: a prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial Clinical Trial HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/152702903321488979 HRA
103 2002 Neck Irradiation or Surgery May Predispose to Severe Acute Mountain Sickness Case Report JTM https://doi.org/10.2310/7060.2002.21973 HRA
104 2002 Basilar artery blood flow velocity and the ventilatory response to acute hypoxia in mountaineers Comparative study Respir Physiol Neurobiol https://doi.org/10.1016/s1569-9048(02)00152-0 Nepal International Clinic
105 2002 Salmeterol for the prevention of high-altitude pulmonary edema Comment NEJM PMID: 12397660
106 2002 Mountain sickness Natl Med J India PMID: 12502145
107 2002 Pulmonary extravascular fluid accumulation in climbers Comment Lancet https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(02)09721-0 Nepal International Clinic
108 2002 Pleural tuberculosis in a Nepali trekker Case Report WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(2002)013[0129:ptiant]2.0.co;2 Nepal International Clinic
109 2002 Delirium at high altitude Case Report HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/152702902753639577 HRA
110 2002 A developing country perspective Case Report Lancet https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(02)08824-4 IOM
111 2002 Pilgrimage medicine Review BMJ https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.324.7339.745 HRA
112 2001 A language barrier, abdominal pain, and double vision Case Report Lancet https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(00)05116-3 Nepal International Clinic
113 2001 Infections at High Altitude Review Clinical Infectious Disease Infections at High Altitude on JSTOR HRA
114 2001 Hypobaric hypoxia Correspondence Lancet https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(00)04227-6 NIC
115 2001 Seizures at high altitude in a patient on antiseizure medications Letter WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0153:LTTE]2.0.CO;2 HRA
116 2001 Cerebral edema in the Himalayas: too high, too fast! Letter WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0065:CEITHT]2.0.CO;2 Nepal International Clinic
117 2000 Disoriented and ataxic pilgrims: an epidemiological study of acute mountain sickness and high-altitude cerebral edema at a sacred lake at 4300 m in the Nepal Himalayas Case Report WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(2000)011[0089:DAAPAE]2.3.CO;2 HRA
118 2000 Cerebral Autoregulation in Subjects Adapted and Not Adapted to High Altitude Research Article Stroke https://doi.org/10.1161/01.STR.31.10.2314 Nepal International Clinic
119 2000 A tragic report of probable high-altitude pulmonary edema in the Himalayas: preventive implications Case Report WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(2000)011[0099:ATROPH]2.3.CO;2 HRA
120 2000 Acute medical problems in the Himalayas outside the setting of altitude sickness Review HAMB https://doi.org/10.1089/15270290050144163 HRA
121 2000 Seizures and delirium in a trekker: the consequences of excessive water drinking? Letter WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(2000)011[0069:LTTE]2.3.CO;2 HRA
122 2000 Myocardial infarction or high-altitude pulmonary edema? Case Report WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(2000)011[0196:MIOHAP]2.3.CO;2 HRA
123 1999 High-Altitude Cerebral Edema Letter JAMA High-Altitude Cerebral Edema | JAMA | JAMA Network
124 1999 Jhum-jhum is a symptom Correspondence Lancet https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(05)77894-6 Nepal International Clinic
125 1999 Everest or bust: a cross sectional, epidemiological study of acute mountain sickness at 4243 meters in the Himalayas Research Article Aviat Space Environ Med https://europepmc.org/article/med/10503751
126 1999 Trends in the Workload of the Two High Altitude Aid Posts in the Nepal Himalayas Research Article JTM https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8305.1999.tb00521.x HRA
127 1999 Cerebral vasomotor reactivity at high altitude in humans Research Article J Appl Physiol https://doi.org/10.1152/jappl.1999.86.2.681 Nepal International Clinic
128 1998 Advice given was too conservative Letter BMJ https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.317.7157.540 HRA, NIC
129 1998 Fatal grand mal seizure in a Dutch trekker Case Report JTM https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8305.1998.tb00512.x HRA
130 1998 Acetazolamide for tourists to Lhasa Letter WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(1998)009[0191:AFTTL]2.3.CO;2 NIC
131 1997 Another patient with neck irradiation and increased susceptibility to acute mountain sickness Case Report WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(1997)008[0176:LTTE]2.3.CO;2 NIC
132 1997 Subarachnoid hemorrhage at high altitude Case Report West J M http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc1304523/ HRA
133 1997 Medical problems of porters and trekkers in the Nepal Himalaya Research Article WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(1997)008[0078:MPOPAT]2.3.CO;2 HRA
134 1997 Seizure and hemiparesis at high-altitude outside the setting of acute mountain sickness Case Report WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/1080-6032(1997)008[0221:SAHAHA]2.3.CO;2 NIC, HRA
135 1997 Bronchial Asthma and Airway Hyperresponsiveness at High Altitude Research Article Respiration https://doi.org/10.1159/000196721 Nepal International Clinic
136 1993 Acute mountain sickness in local pilgrims to a high altitude lake (4154 m) in Nepal Research Article WEM https://doi.org/10.1580/0953-9859-4.3.286 HRA

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