Pulmonary Hypertension

Herausgeber: Humbert, Marc; Lynch, Joseph P

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Key features: NEW INFORMATION - addresses the controversies, as well as current and evolving concepts surrounding the symptoms, diagnosis, and management of pulmonary hypertension (PH), to keep clinicians up-to-date EXPERT EDITORSHIP - more than 60 internationally recognized authorities in cardiology and pulmonology provide clinicians in both specialties with key diagnostic and treatment information they want and can trust COMPREHENSIVE - Covers both primary and secondary forms of PH in all patient populations, including specific groups such as pregnant and critically ill patients, giving physicians valuable insight on how to handle the most sensitive situations EVIDENCE-BASED CONTENT- clinical trials supply clinicians with real-life data that are applicable and pertinent to their own clinical situations AUTHORITATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS - expert advice on combination therapies for PH helps physicians choose the best possible treatment plans for their patients

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 552
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 862g
• ISBN-13: 9781420094756
• ISBN-10: 1420094750
• Artikelnr.: 26556860

Autorenporträt

Marc Humbert, Joseph P. Lynch III

Inhaltsangabe

1. Classification and Epidemiology of Pulmonary Hypertension. 2. Pathology
of Pulmonary Hypertension. 3. Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Arterial
Hypertension (PAH). 4. Animal Models of Pulmonary Hypertension. 5. Genetics
of PAH. 6. Imaging of Pulmonary Hypertension. 7. Echocardiography of PAH.
8. Diagnosis and Hemodynamic Assessment of PAH. 9. Idiopathic PAH. 10. PAH
Complicating Connective Tissue Diseases. 11. PAH in Congenital Heart
Diseases. 12. PAH and HIV Infection. 13. Portopulmonary Hypertension. 14.
Pulmonary Hypertension Complicating Schistosomiasis. 15.
Hemolysis-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension. 16. Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive
Disease and Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis. 17. Pulmonary Hypertension
in Obstructive Lung Diseases. 18. Pulmonary Hypertension in Restrictive
Lung Diseases. 19. Chronic Mountain Sickness. 20. Chronic Thromboembolic
Pulmonary Hypertension. 21. Medical Treatment of PAH: Basic Therapy and
Calcium Channel Blockers. 22. Medical Treatment of PAH: Prostacyclins. 23.
Medical Treatment of PAH: Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors. 24. Medical
Treatment of PAH: Endothelin Receptor Antagonists. 25. Medical Treatment of
PAH: Combination Therapy, Novel Agents, Future Directions and Current
Recommendations. 26. Atrioseptostomy in PAH. 27. Surgical Management of
PAH. 28. Lung Transplantation for Pulmonary Hypertension: Who Is a
Candidate and When to List? 29. Pregnancy and PAH. 30. Management of PAH in
the ICU. 31. End Points and Clinical Trial Designs in PAH: Clinical and
Regulatory Perspectives.