Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension : from bench to bedside /: from bench to bedside. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Yoshihiro Fukumoto, editor.
• Editors: Fukumoto, Yoshihiro
• Contents: Part I Fundamentals of Pulmonary Hypertension -- 1. Clinical Classification -- 2. Diagnosis? Imagings -- Part II Pathophysiology and Genetics -- 3. Pathogenic and Therapeutic Role of MicroRNA in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension -- 4. Sex Hormones -- 5. Rho-Kinase -- 6. The Unique Property of the Pulmonary Artery Regard-ing the Smooth Muscle Effects of Proteinase-activated Receptor 1 -- The Possible Contribution to the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Hypertension -- 7. Animal Models with Pulmonary Hypertension -- 8. Human Pathology -- 9. Pathophysiology and Genetics: BMPR2 -- Part III Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) -- 10. Prostacyclin -- 11. Targeting the NO-sGC-cGMP pathway in pulmonary arterial hypertension -- 12. Endothelin Receptor Antagonist -- 13. LUNG TRANSPLANTATION -- Part IV Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) -- 14. Medical Therapy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension -- 15. Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty -- 16. Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension -- Part V Right Ventricular Function -- 17. Right Ventricular Function.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 236 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 616.2/4; Pulmonary hypertension -- Diagnosis; Pulmonary hypertension -- Treatment; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Cardiology; Heart -- Surgery; Medicine; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Medicine & Public Health; Cardiology; Pneumology/Respiratory System; Cardiac Surgery; Hypertension, Pulmonary -- diagnosis; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789812878403; 9812878408; 9812878394; 9789812878397
• Related ISBNs: 9789812878397
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 19, 2017).
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