4th Edition

Pulmonary Circulation Diseases and Their Treatment, Fourth Edition

Edited By Andrew J. Peacock, Robert Naeije, Lewis J. Rubin Copyright 2016
802 Pages
by CRC Press

802 Pages 135 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

802 Pages 135 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

Pulmonary Circulation provides physicians with a better understanding of the structure, function and pathophysiology of the pulmonary circulation. It provides comprehensive coverage from diagnosis and clinical evaluation of patients with pulmonary hypertension to imaging techniques, disorders and treatment. This new edition incorporates the latest clinical, pathophysiological and... Read more

Physiology and Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Circulation and Right Heart. Pathobiology of Pulmonary Vascular Disease and Right Ventricular Failure. Clinical Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension. Group 1: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Drug and Nondrug Treatment of Group 1 Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Group 2: Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Left Heart Conditions. Group 3: Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Hypoxia, Hypoventilation, and Lung Disease. Group 4: Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension. Pulmonary Hypertension with Unclear and/or Multifactorial Mechanisms. Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension. Pulmonary Circulation In Critical Care. Pulmonary Circulation in Environmental Stress. Pulmonary Arterio-Venous Malformations and Shunts. Pulmonary Vascular Tumors and Pulmonary Vasculitis.

Biography

Edited by



Andrew J. Peacock, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK



Robert Naeije, The Free University of Brussels, Belgium



Lewis J. Rubin, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA

Praise for previous editions:

"This book is at the vanguard of its type in the field of pulmonary circulation, and it achieves the editors' ambitious goal of providing a balance between scientific review and clinically relevant comprehensive guidelines for the busy practising physician."
New England Journal of Medicine