TY - BOOK ID - 217438 TI - Pulmonary Hypertension AU - Hill, Nicholas S. AU - Farber, Harrison W. PY - 2008 SN - 128131000X 9786611310004 1603270752 158829661X PB - Totowa, NJ : Humana Press : Imprint: Humana, DB - UniCat KW - Pulmonary hypertension. KW - Hypertension KW - Pulmonary circulation KW - Cardiology. KW - Pneumology. KW - Rheumatology. KW - Angiography. KW - Pneumology/Respiratory System. KW - Angiology. KW - Blood-vessels KW - Diagnosis, Radioscopic KW - Radiography, Medical KW - Internal medicine KW - Connective tissues KW - Joints KW - Heart KW - Radiography KW - Diseases KW - Respiratory organs—Diseases. KW - Respiratory organs KW - Diseases. KW - Angiology KW - Vascular diseases KW - Respiratory diseases UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:217438 AB - 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 many nurses and pharmacotherapists are becoming increasingly involved in the therapy of patients with pulmonary hypertension. ER -