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Efectos de la suplementación y el agotamiento de hierro en la hipertensión pulmonar hipóxica: dos ensayos controlados
Thomas G Smith1, Nick P Talbot, Catherine Privat
1Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics, University of Oxford, Sherrington Bldg, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT, England.
JAMA
|October 8, 2009
Resumen
La suplementación de hierro puede reducir la hipertensión pulmonar a gran altitud, mientras que el agotamiento del hierro lo empeora. Este estudio investigó el impacto de la disponibilidad de hierro en la hipertensión pulmonar hipóxica inducida por la altitud en individuos sanos y en aquellos con enfermedad de montaña crónica.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Fisiología Fisiología Fisiología.
- Medicina de la Altitud Medicina de la Altitud
- Investigación Cardiovascular Investigación Cardiovascular Investigación Cardiovascular Investigación Cardiovascular Investigación Cardiovascular
Sus antecedentes:
- La hipoxia es un conductor primario de la hipertensión pulmonar en condiciones respiratorias y en altitudes elevadas.
- La influencia del estado de hierro en la presión arterial pulmonar inducida por hipoxia, potencialmente a través del factor inducible por hipoxia, no se entiende completamente.
- La importancia fisiopatológica y clínica de la interacción hierro-hipóxia en la hipertensión pulmonar sigue sin estar clara.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar si la modulación de la disponibilidad de hierro afecta la hipertensión pulmonar hipoxica inducida por la altitud.
- Evaluar el impacto de la suplementación y el agotamiento de hierro en la presión sistólica de la arteria pulmonar en condiciones hipóxicas.
Principales métodos:
- Se llevaron a cabo dos estudios aleatorizados, doble ciego, controlados con placebo a gran altitud (4340 m).
- Protocolo 1: Hombres sanos recibieron infusiones de hierro o placebo durante una semana de hipoxia.
- Protocolo 2: Los pacientes con enfermedad de montaña crónica se sometieron a extracción de sangre (venesección) para inducir la deficiencia de hierro, seguido de infusiones de hierro o placebo.
Principales resultados:
- La suplementación de hierro en individuos sanos revirtió aproximadamente el 40% de la respuesta hipoxica hipertensiva pulmonar, reduciendo la presión sistólica de la arteria pulmonar (PASP) en 6 mm Hg.
- La deficiencia de hierro inducida por la venesección en pacientes con enfermedad de montaña crónica aumentó la PASP en aproximadamente un 25% (9 mm Hg).
- No se observó ningún efecto agudo del reemplazo de hierro durante la fase de cruce en el protocolo del mal de montaña crónico.
Conclusiones:
- La suplementación con hierro puede atenuar la hipertensión pulmonar hipóxica.
- El agotamiento del hierro parece exacerbar la hipertensión pulmonar hipóxica.
- La disponibilidad de hierro es un factor significativo en el desarrollo y la gravedad de la hipertensión pulmonar inducida por la altitud.
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