La función endotelial en la altura ha sido medida solamente en poblaciones que están adaptadas genéticamente a la hipoxia crónica. El objetivo de este estudio ha sido evaluar la disfunción endotelial en la población no genéticamente adaptada a la altitud de los Andes, en Huancayo, Perú (3,250 metros sobre el nivel del mar).

Research priorities are a fundamental component of national health research systems. In the year 2021, the National Institute of Health led the process of identifying the "national research priorities in COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and other respiratory viruses with pandemic potential: Preparing for the next pandemic, 2022-2026”. The process was developed following the previous methodology for identification of research priorities used by the Instituto Nacional de Salud (Perú), which was to be adapted to a virtual environment, with four phases. Six strategic objectives to be achieved were formulated and served as an umbrella for the identification of national priorities, a total of 21 research priorities were identified. It is recommended that a plan for the implementation of research priorities be formulated and executed and that the Ministry of Health, through its different instances, tak...