| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Respiratory medicine |
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Respiratory medicine (New York, N.Y.)
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| Contents |
The Pulmonary Circulation -- Epidemiology and Disease Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension -- Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension -- Pulmonary Hypertension In Chronic Heart And Lung Disease -- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension -- Schistosomiasis- Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- Approach to the Patient with Elevated Pulmonary Arterial Pressure -- Echocardiography -- Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Right Heart Catheterization -- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Pulmonary Hypertension -- Adjunct Therapy and Calcium Channel Blockers -- Prostacyclin Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- Endothelin Receptor Antagonists.-Modulation Of cGMP Synthesis And Metabolism -- Combination Therapy for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- Investigative Therapies in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- Pulmonary Hypertension In Critically Ill Patients -- Perioperative Management of Pulmonary Hypertension |
| Summary |
This book provides an overview of pulmonary hypertensive diseases, the current understanding of their pathobiology, and a contemporary approach to diagnosis and treatment. It discusses the definition and classification of these disorders and the epidemiology of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH); explores the approach to diagnosis and evaluation via methods such as echocardiography, right heart catheterization, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing; describes the major drug classes used to treat PAH and the cell signaling pathways that they target as well as adjunct and investigative therapies; and highlights special situations that are particularly challenging in the management of PAH. Written by experts in their respective fields, Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Hypertension is a valuable resource for pulmonologists, cardiologists, and practitioners in internal medicine and critical care |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 28, 2015) |
| Subject |
Pulmonary hypertension.
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Hypertension, Pulmonary -- diagnosis.
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Hypertension, Pulmonary -- therapy.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Frantz, Robert P., editor
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Klinger, James R., editor
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| ISBN |
1493926357 (print) |
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1493926365 (electronic bk.) |
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9781493926350 (print) |
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9781493926367 (electronic bk.) |
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