Pulmonary Hypertension : The Present and Future.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (375 pages)
Pulmonary Hypertension: The Present and Future -- Table of Contents -- 1: The Wide Spectrum of Pulmonary Vascular Diseases: "The Sick Lung Circulation -- 2: Mechanisms of Lung Vascular Remodeling -- 3: Ion Channels and Transporters in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- 4: Reconciling Matrix Remodeling and Vasoconstriction in Pulmonary Hypertension -- 5: The Immune Response in Pulmonary Hypertension -- 6: The Pathobiology of the Complex Vascular Lesions in Severe Pulmonary Hypertension - Angiogenesis and Cancer -- 7: Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease -- 8: Left Heart-Related Pulmonary Venous Hypertension -- 9: Pulmonary Hypertension and Interstitial Lung Disease -- 10: Animal Models of Pulmonary Hypertension -- 11: Right Heart Failure in Pulmonary Hypertension -- 12: Genetics of Severe Pulmonary Hypertension -- 13: Pulmonary Hypertension in Children -- 14: Endocrine Aspects of Pulmonary Hypertension -- 15: The Role of Exercise in the Prognosis, Diagnosis and Management of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- 16: Treatment Strategies for Severe PAH: The Present and Future -- 17: Inhaled Drugs for the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension: Challenges and Benefits -- 18: Biomarkers, Registries, and Outcomes -- 19: On the Pathobiology and Treatment of Cancer and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- Epilogue -- Index.