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Pulmonary circulation : from basic mechanisms to clinical practice /

This new book with 35 chapters is a comprehensive account of the important features of the pulmonary circulation which will appeal to (1) clinical and non-clinical students who want a broad-based introduction to the subject, (2) postgraduates involved in or contemplating research on the pulmonary ci...

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Main Authors: Hughes, J. M. B
Corporate Authors: World Scientific Firm
Group Author: Morrell, N. W
Published: Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co.,
Publisher Address: London : Singapore :
Publication Dates: 2001.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Cardiopulmonary medicine from Imperial College Press
Subjects:
Pulmonary circulation
Lungs > Blood-vessels > Diseases
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Online Access: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/P227#t=toc
Summary: This new book with 35 chapters is a comprehensive account of the important features of the pulmonary circulation which will appeal to (1) clinical and non-clinical students who want a broad-based introduction to the subject, (2) postgraduates involved in or contemplating research on the pulmonary circulation, (3) specialists in chest medicine, cardiology and intensive and critical care whose clinical work concerns diseases affecting the pulmonary blood vessels. Pulmonary circulation is well illustrated with 132 figures, 43 tables and learning points highlighted at the end of each chapter. Th
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xix,356pages) : illustrations, 1 port.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781848161450 (electronic bk.)
CLC: Q463
Contents: Section I. The pulmonary circulation: basic mechanisms. ch. 1. Historical introduction -- ch. 2. Vascular structure and function -- ch.3. Development, growth and injury -- ch. 4. Pulmonary blood flow -- ch. 5. Endothelium -- ch. 6. Smooth muscle -- ch. 7. Hypoxia -- ch. 8. Genetics of pulmonary vascular disease -- Section II. Clinical practice. ch. 9. The bronchial circulation in health and disease [with J.E. Jackson] -- ch. 10. Methods of investigation -- ch. 11. Pulmonary hypertension -- ch. 12. Pulmonary oedema -- ch. 13. Intrapulmonary shunting.

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