Pulmonary Circulation

Part One Structure and Function of the Normal Pulmonary Circulation: Functional structure of the pulmonary circulation, J. Gil and D. Ciurea; Pulmonary vascular function, R. Naeiji. Part Two Measurements in the Pulmonary Circulation: Radionuclide studies of the pulmonary circulation, J.L. Caplin; Echocardiographic measurements of the pulmonary circulation and right heart, O.C. Burghuber; Cardiac catheterisation of patients with pulmonary hypertension, B.M. Groves and D.B. Badesch. Part Three Scientific Basis of Pulmonary Circulatory Responses: Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction and hypertension, N.F. Voelkel; Pulmonary vascular remodelling, L. Zhao and R.J.D. Winter. Part Four Vasodilators in the Pulmonary Circulation: Nitric Oxide, V. Hampl et al Prostacyclin, K. Jones; Atrial natriurectic peptides, A.H. Morice; Calcium antagonists, L.J. Rubin; ACE inhibitors, D.G. Waller. Part Five Hypoxic Lung Disease and the Pulmonary Circulation: Pulmonary hypotension due to chronic hypoxic lung disease, E. Weitzenblum, A. Chaouat and M. Oswald; Remodelling of the pulmonary vasculature in hypoxic lung disease, D. Heath; Role of oxygen, W. MacNee; The role of vasodilators in treating pulmonary hypertension secondary to hypoxic lung disease, A.J. Peacock. Part Six Pulmonary Circulation and Left Heart Disease: Left heart disease - functional aspects, J.G.F. Cleland and S. Puri; Pathological aspects, G.B.M. Lindop; Aspects of treatment, J. MacMurray. Part Seven Pulmonary Circulation in Special Environments: High altitude and the pulmonary circulation, J.T. Reeves and A.G. Durmowicz; High altitude pulmonary edema, T.J. Stelzner and J.T. Reeves; Pulmonary circulation and the under water environment, S.J. Watt; Foetal lung circulation, J.T. Reeves, S.H. Abman and K. R. Stenmark; Pulmonary circulation in obstructive sleep apnea, J. Stradling. Part Eight Primary Pulmonary Vascular Disorders and Thromboembolism: Primary pulmonary hypertension: an overview, A.Y. Butt and T.W. Higenbottam; Primary pulmonary hypertension: pathology, C.A Wagenvoort; Primary pulmonary hypertension: vasodilator therapy, E.K. Weir and S.L. Archer; Lung transplantation, P.A. Corris; Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, J.M.B. Hughes, J.E. Jackson and D.J. Allison; Pulmonary vasculitis, G. Anderson; Acute and chronic pulmonary thromboembolism, K.M. Moser and P. F Fedullo. Part Nine Pulmonary Hypertension in the Newborn: An overview of pulmonary hypertension in the newborn, A.H. Abman; Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn: strategies in clinical management, J.P. Kinsella and S.H. Abman; Congenital heart disease, D.D. Ivy, R.R. Wolfe and A.H. Abman. Part Ten Pulmonary Circulation in Intensive Care: Overview of the effects of mechanical ventilation on the pulmonary circulation, S. Baudouin; Effects of lung injury on the pulmonary circulation, D.G. McCormack; Pharmacological manipulation of the pulmonary circulation in critically ill patients, M.J.D. Griffiths et al.