An ultrastructural study on altitude difference in experimental atherosclerosis

The study on the relationship between different altitudes (20 m, 2261 m and 3800 m above sea level) and atherosclerosis showed that MDA, TC and TG in serum, ultrastructural damage of aortae, and formation of foamy cells were decreased with increasing altitudes. It indicated that the altitude changes of MDA, TC and TG could be an important factor of altitude difference in atherosclerosis.