Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, An Issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine

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Publisher:  Saunders
Number Of Pages:  240
Publication Date:  2007-04-04
Sales Rank:  1747360
ISBN / ASIN:  1416042857
EAN:  9781416042853
Binding:  Hardcover
Manufacturer:  Saunders
Studio:  Saunders
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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Harold I. Palevsky MD

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volume 28, Issue 1,

Pages 1-278 (March 2007)


Preface
Epimiology of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Pathology of Pulmonary Hypertension
Genetics and Mediators in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Surrogate End Points in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Assessing the Response to Therapy
Standard Therapies for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Endothelin Receptor Antagonists in the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Prostanoid Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
The Nitric Oxide/cGMP Signaling Pathway in Pulmonary Hypertension
Combination Therapy and New Types of Agents for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Surgical Therapies for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Chronic Respiratory Disease
Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Left-Sided Heart Disease
Congenital Heart Disease Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Index

The issue provides a valuable, updated resource on PAH, including topics such as epidemiology; assessing response to therapy; pathology; genetics and mediators; diagnosis; standard therapies; endothelin receptor antagonists prostanoids, and nitric oxide pathway in the treatment of PAH; combination therapy and new types of agents; surgical therapies; porto-pulmonary hypertension; and pulmonary hypertension associated with respiratory diseases, left heart disease, congenital heart disease, and thromboembolic disease. This issue provides a definitive handbook on the most important topics in PAH.

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