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Pulmonary Circulation, 3rd edition

Andrew J Peacock,Robert Naeije,Lewis J Rubin


Hardback
£160.00

ISBN: 9780340981924
Published: 27/05/2011
Extent: 728 pages
Illustrations: 150 b/w line drawings, 120 b/w halftones, 100 colour halftones


 
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Summary:
Authoritative, comprehensive and definitive, Pulmonary Circulation builds on the
success of its previous two editions by providing practising respiratory physicians with a
highly-ordered, unique reference work on the structure, function and pathophysiology of
the pulmonary circulation.

New for the third edition:

  • Thoroughly revised with comprehensive coverage from diagnosis and clinical evaluation
    of pulmonary hypertension, to imaging techniques, disorders and treatment

  • A new truly global team of expert editors, authors and key opinion leaders provide a
    wealth of detail on the latest developments and issues

  • New chapters, such as: paediatrics, critical care, special environments including high
    altitude and underwater

  • More quality chapters, authors, illustrations with thorough and thoughtful referencing
    make this book a contemporary essential reference text
    Pulmonary Circulation remains an essential resource for pulmonary hypertension
    specialists and should prove invaluable in all respiratory, cardiac and intensive care units.


    • The definitive reference work in the field
    • Now with a third editor for added expertise and includes chapters from a truly global contributor list
    • Highly illustrated and referenced throughout
    • Appeals to a broad range of clinicians, including respiratory medicine, cardiology and intensive care specialists


    Table of Contents:
    The Function of the Normal Pulmonary Circulation & Right Heart
    Pulmonary vascular function
    Right heart function
    Pathophysiology & Pathology of Pulmonary Vascular Disease
    Pathology of pulmonary vascular disease
    Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and hypertension
    Pulmonary vascular remodeling & pathobiology of pulmonary hypertension
    Clinical Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension: Diagnosis & Management
    Clinical features
    Imaging: Echocardiography
    Imaging: Chest radiography, ventilation/perfusions cintigraphy and computed tomography
    Imaging: Emerging modalities (MR , PET and others)
    Exercise testing and pulmonary hypertension: Six minute walk testing and cardiopulmonary exercise testing
    Blood biomarkers
    Cardiac catheterisation of patients with pulmonary hypertension
    An integrated approach to the diagnosis and clinical management of pulmonary hypertension
    Disorders Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension
    Classification and clinical features of pulmonary hypertension
    Idiopathic and heritable pulmonary hypertension: Introduction to pathophysiology & clinical aspects
    Genetics of pulmonary arterial hypertension
    Pulmonary hypertension related to appetite suppressants
    Pulmonary hypertension associated with portal hypertension
    Pulmonary arterial hypertension related to HIV infection
    Pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital systemic to pulmonary shunts
    Hemolysis-associated pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell disease and thalassemia
    Pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy
    Drug and Non Drug Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension
    Conventional medical therapies: general measures, supportive treatments and calcium channel blockers
    Prostacyclins: intravenous, subcutaneous, inhaled and oral
    Inhaled nitric oxide and nitric oxide donors
    Endothelin receptor antagonists
    The nitric oxide and cyclic guanosine monophosphate pathway
    Combination therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension
    Stem cell therapy
    Novel antin-proliferative strategies
    Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension
    17.1 Lung transplantation
    Atrial septostomy and other interventional procedures
    Pulmonary endarterectomy
    An integrated approach to the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension
    Pulmonary Hypertension due to Capillary or Post Capillary disease
    19.1 Pulmonary hypertension secondary to left heart failure
    Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
    Pulmonary capillary hemangionmatosis
    Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Disorders of the Respiratory System and/or Hypoxemia
    Pulmonary hypertension due to chronic hypoxic lung disease COPD and ILD
    Pulmonary circulation in obstructive sleep apnea
    20.3 An integrated approach to treatment of pulmonary hypertension due to hypoxic lung disease
    Other Important Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension
    Schistosomiasis
    Part 10:Acute and Chronic Pulmonary Thromboembolism, Pulmonary Vascular Tumors and Pulmonary Vasculitis.
    Diagnosis of acute pulmonary thromboembolism
    Treatment of acute pulmonary thromboembolism
    Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
    Pulmonary vascular tumors
    Pulmonary vasculitis
    Part 11:Pulmonary Hypertension in Pediatrics
    Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension in children
    Part 12:Pulmonary Circulation in Critical Care
    Effects of mechanical ventilation on the pulmonary circulation
    Effects of lung injury on the pulmonary circulation
    Pharmacological management of the pulmonary circulation in critically ill patients
    Pulmonary Circulation in Special Environments
    High altitude pulmonary hypertension
    High altitude pulmonary oedema
    Pulmonary circulation in the underwater environment
    Disorders Causing Intrapulmonary Shunt
    Hepatopulmonary syndrome
    Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations


    About the Author(s):
    Andrew J Peacock - Professor of Medicine, Consultant Respiratory Physician and Director, Scottish Pulmonary Vascular Unit, Regional Heart and Lung Centre,Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Glasgow, UK
    Robert Naeije - Professor of Physiology and Medicine, and Consultant at the Department of Cardiology of the Erasme Academic Hospital of the Free University of Brussels, Belgium
    Lewis J Rubin - Emeritus Professor of Medicine and Emeritus Director, Pulmonary Vascular Center at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA


    Readership:
    Core: Respiratory physicians, cardiologists, intensive care specialists, anaesthesia/ICU community. Supplementary: Trainees in these disciplines, anaesthetists, ICU nursing staff.


    Reviews:

    'This book is at the vanguard of its type in the field of pulmonary circulation, and it achieves the editors' ambitious goal of providing a balance between scientific review and clinically relevant comprehensive guidelines for the busy practising physician'.
    New England Journal of Medicine (review of the second edition)


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