Pulmonary hypertension : basic science to clinical medicine /: basic science to clinical medicine. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Bradley A. Maron, Roham T. Zamanian, Aaron B. Waxman, editors.
• Editors: Maron, Bradley A; Zamanian, Roham T; Waxman, Aaron B
• Contents: Historical Perspective on the Classification and Nomenclature of Pulmonary Hypertension -- The Defining Characteristics of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients Without Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- Epidemiology of Pulmonary Hypertension: From Quaternary Referral Centre to the Community -- The Effects of Chronic Hypoxia on Inflammation and Pulmonary Vascular Function -- Genetics of Pulmonary Vascular Disease -- Novel Mechanisms of Disease: Network Biology and MicroRNA Signaling in Pulmonary Hypertension -- Pulmonary Hypertension as a Metabolic Disease -- Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone and other Neurohumoral Factors in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Hypertension -- Animal Models of Pulmonary Hypertension -- The Cardiopulmonary Hemodynamic Evaluation of Pulmonary Hypertension -- Advanced Imaging in Pulmonary Hypertension -- Assessing Disease State in the Pulmonary Vasculature in Clinical Practice and Research -- Biomarkers and other Methods for Assessing Patient Progress -- Pulmonary Circulatory -- Right Ventricular Uncoupling: New Insights into Pulmonary Hypertension Pathophysiology -- Contemporary Pharmacotherapies Involving Nitric Oxide, Prostacyclin, and Endothelin Receptor Signaling Pathways -- Determining the Optimal Approach to Initiating Oral, Inhaled, and Intravenous Therapies in Clinical Practice: Sequential Goal-Directed Therapy is Best -- Counterpoint: Determining the optimal approach to initiating oral, inhaled, and intravenous therapies in clinical practice: Maximal upfront therapy is best -- Surgery, Devices, Transplantation and Other Interventional Options for the Treatment of Advanced Pulmonary Hypertension -- Patient Registries in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: the Role of Survival Equations and Risk Calculators -- Support Care for the Pulmonary Hypertension Patient -- Special Considerations for the Pulmonary Hypertension Patient -- The Future of Pulmonary Hypertension.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 616.2/4; Pulmonary hypertension; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Pulmonary hypertension; Medicine & Public Health; Cardiology; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Hypertension, Pulmonary; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319235943
• Related ISBNs: 331923594X; 9783319235936; 3319235931; 9783319235936
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 12, 2015).
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