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AureIien
@ValHartmann
May 14, 2020 • 55 tweets • 19 min read
A link between HAPE (High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema) and COVID-19 is Aldosterone. Glucocorticoids may help preserve endothelial cell membrane.

"The plasma aldosterone level rose continuously and on the last day of altitude was significantly elevated."

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6780338/ 2/ "A possible explanation is that inhaled budesonide, as a glucocorticoid agent, preserved the integrity of pulmonary endothelial cell membrane.."

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…