| Description |
1 online resource (101 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Pulmonary hypertension is a fatal lung and heart disease. It is characterized by shortness of breath, fatigue and fainting. It is exacerbated by an increase of the pressure in the lung vasculature through exercise, leading to progressive worsening of hemodynamics, right ventricular hypertrophy, right heart insufficiency and finally right heart failure. This book focuses on pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare and progressive subgroup of pulmonary hypertension, which is today incurable and terminally fatal. Classification of pulmonary arterial hypertension, its pathology, and strategies for. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pulmonary hypertension.
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Pulmonary hypertension. |
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Pulmonary artery.
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Pulmonary artery. |
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Hypertension, Pulmonary. |
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Pulmonary Artery. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Antel, J. (Jochen)
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Hesselink, M. B. (Mayke Bernadette)
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Schermuly, R. T. (Ralph T.)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pulmonary arterial hypertension. Amsterdam ; Washington, D.C. : IOS Press, 2010 9781607506010 (OCoLC)669738855 |
| ISBN |
9781607506096 (electronic book) |
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1607506092 (electronic book) |
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1607506017 |
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9781607506010 |
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