Pathophysiology and Treatment of Pulmonary Circulation
Published on 12. December 1989
Book
Hardback
159 pages
978-3-540-19542-9 (ISBN)
Description
This volume is the result of a workshop in which the latest research on the pathophysiology, diagnostic evaluation, prognosis and management of pulmonary circulation diseases was discussed.
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Series
Edition
1st Edition.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
28
50 s/w Abbildungen, 28 s/w Tabellen
Weight
540 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-19542-9 (9783540195429)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Contents: Non-invasive diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension. Case history of a study.- Heart and lung interactions.- Non-invasive diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.- Echocardiographic and doppler evaluation of pulmonary artery pressure in chronic lung disease.- Exercise test in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.- Pulmonary hemodynamics during resistive load breathing in chronic obstructive lung disease.- Evolution of pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.- Bronchial responsiveness in patients with pulmonary congestion due to heart disease.- Pulmonary vascular reactivity.- Eicosanoids in pulmonary hypertension.- Pulmonary artery pressure in obstructive sleep apnea.- Can respiratory intrapleural pressure changes be calculated from pulmonary arterial pressure oscillations?- Vasodilator treatment in cardiac and pulmonary patients.- Pulmonary hypertension in the evaluation of surgical treatment of valvular diseases.- Key words Index.- Abbreviations.