Pulmonary Circulation
Subtitle: Diseases and Their Treatment (Hodder Arnold Publication)
Contributors: Andrew J. Peacock (Editor); Lewis J. Rubin (Editor)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: A Hodder Arnold Publication
Published: August 13, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 652
ISBN-13: 9780340807828
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Physiology; Respiratory medicine; Cardiology; Internal Medicine; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Medical / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Medical; Medical / Nursing
Description: Retaining the theoretical and scientific content of the previous edition, this comprehensive update is more clinically oriented. Highly structured throughout, early chapters are devoted to the structure, functiona nd pathophysiology of the pulmonary circulaton. Diagnostic methods key to the correct evaluation of pulmonary hypertension, including echocardiography, imaging techniques and cardiac catheterization, are covered in detail. The book then provides a consideration of the different disorders of the pulmonary circulation, their diagnosis and their treatment, including arterial and venous hypertension, thromboembolism and gvascular tumors. Features an expanded pediatric section.