Diseases and Their Treatment
This heavily revised second edition of this critical book details the structure, function and imaging of the normal right heart both at rest and under the stresses of high altitude and exercise. Extensively revised chapters cover the pathophysiolo...
Responsibility for the diagnosis and management of disorders of the pulmonary circulation has become the shared domain of the pulmonologist, cardiologist, surgeon, radiologist, pathologist, and, perhaps most important of all, the internist. It is ...
"This second edition of Pulmonary Circulation is timely...This book is at the vanguard of its type in the field of the pulmonary circulation, and it achieves the editors' ambitious goal of providing a balance between scientific review and clinically relevant, comprehensive guidelines for the busy practicing physician." -- New England Journal of Medicine, June 2005 20050601 The second edition of Pulmonary Circulation is long overdue! If you are interested in pulmonary hypertension, this is likley to be the most up-to-date complete text available and I would recommend owning a copy. -- Chronic Respiratory Disease Journal 20050501
Andrew J Peacock is Professor of Medicine, Consultant Respiratory Physician and Director, Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK Lewis J Rubin is Professor of Medicine and Director, Pulmonary Vascular Center at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, USA