AbstractSix immigrants were studied with cardiac catheterization at Tuotuohe village of Qinghai, China (15400 ft above sea level, barometric pressure 470 torr) to study the pulmonary hemodynamic changes.Keywordspulmonary hemodynamicsaltitudeChinaReferences1. Rotta A. Canepa A. Hurtado A. Velasques T. Chavez R. Pulmonary circulation at sea level and at high altitude. J Appl Physiol 1956; 9, 328–336