Pulmonary hypertension / [edited] by Nicholas S. Hill, Harrison W. Farber.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hill, Nicholas S., 1949-

Farber, Harrison W.

Series:

Contemporary cardiology (Totowa, N.J.)

Contemporary cardiology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pulmonary hypertension.

Hypertension, Pulmonary.

Medical Subjects:

Hypertension, Pulmonary.

Physical Description:

xv, 444 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (partly color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana, 2008.

Summary:

This timely volume addresses the areas of pathophysiology and therapy of pulmonary hypertension, which have seen exciting developments over the past decade. The discoveries of endothelin overexpression as well as prostacyclin and nitric oxide deficiency in association with pulmonary hypertension have led to important therapeutic insights. In addition, the identification of genes associated with pulmonary hypertension has just begun to open the door to new pathophysiologic insights. The new therapies have led to significant improvements in patient function, quality of life, and survival.

This book will be of interest not only to cardiologists, pulmonary specialists, and rheumatologists, but also to many nurses and pharmacotherapists who are becoming increasingly involved in the therapy of patients with pulmonary hypertension.

Contents:

1 Historical Perspective: A Century of Primary (Idiopathic) Pulmonary Hypertension / Alfred P. Fishman 1

2 Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension / C. William Hargett, Victor F. Tapson 15

3 Diagnostic Approach to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension / Ronald J. Oudiz 33

4 Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension / Harrison W. Farber 51

5 Pulmonary Hypertension Genes / Elisabeth Donlevy Willers, Ivan M. Robbins 73

6 The Right Ventricle in Pulmonary Hypertension / Andrew C. Stone, James R. Klinger 93

7 Congenital Heart Disease Associated with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension / Michael J. Landzberg 127

8 Connective Tissue Disease Associated Pulmonary Hypertension / Kimberly A. Fisher, Nicholas S. Hill, Harrison W. Farber 145

9 Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with HIV, Liver Disease, Sarcoidosis, and Sickle Cell Disease / Kimberly A. Fisher, Elizabeth S. Klings 173

10 Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension / Victor J. Test, William R. Auger, Peter F. Fedullo 199

11 General Therapeutic Approach and Traditional Therapies / Nicholas S. Hill, Elizabeth S. Klings 231

12 Prostacyclin Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension / Nicholas S. Hill, Todd F. Vardas, Vallerie McLaughlin 255

13 Endothelin and Its Blockade in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension / David Langleben 283

14 PDE5 Inhibitors and the cGMP Pathway in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension / Ioana R. Preston 305

15 Statins for Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension / John L. Faul, Peter N. Kao, Toshihiko Nishimura, Arthur Sung, Hong Hu, Ronald G. Pearl 321

16 Transitions and Combination Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension / Todd Hirschtritt, M. Kathryn Steiner, Nicholas S. Hill 337

17 Acute Right Ventricular Dysfunction: Focus on Acute Cor Pulmonale / Antoine Vieillard-Baron, Francois Jardin 363

18 Lung Transplantation and Atrial Septostomy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension / E. P. Trulock 383

19 New Directions in Pulmonary Hypertension Therapy / Christopher M. Carlin, Andrew J. Peacock 405.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781588296610

158829661X

OCLC:

181927278