Pulmonary Circulation. Diseases and Their Treatment

Description

Building on the success of two previous editions, Pulmonary Circulation is the definitive reference work in the field. Written with the needs of practising clinicians in mind, it is highly structured, with chapters devoted to the structure, function and pathophysiology of the pulmonary circulation.

A comprehensive section addresses the diagnosis and clinical evaluation of pulmonary hypertension, including imaging techniques, and there are detailed sections on the disorders associated with pulmonary hypertension and on all aspects of treatment. Later sections consider specialist topics including pulmonary hypertension in paediatric patients, the pulmonary circulation in critial care and the pulmonary circulation in special environments, including high altitude and underwater. The most up to date classification system is used througout.

Compiled by three of the leaders in the field, once whom is new to this edition, and with the international chapter authorship lucidly presenting the very latest thinking, Pulmonary Circulation is an indispensable resource for pulmonary hypertension specialists and should prove invaluable in all respiratory, cardiac and intensive care units.

About the Author(s)

Andrew J. Peacock -Professor of Medicine, Consultant Respiratory Physican and Director, Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.

Robert Naeije - Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic, Erasme University Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

Lewis J. Rubin - Professor of Medicine and Director, Pulmonary Vascular Center at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA