Pulmonary Hypertension

by Harrison W. Farber and Nicholas S. Hill

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158829661X
• ISBN13: 9781588296610
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 2.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"