Pharmacotherapy of Pulmonary Hypertension
Marc Humbert (Ed.)
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Description for Pharmacotherapy of Pulmonary Hypertension
Hardcover. Pharmacotherapy of Pulmonary Hypertension Editor(s): Humbert, Marc; Evgenov, Oleg V.; Stasch, Johannes-Peter. Series: Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology. Num Pages: 585 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 56 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBGL; MBGR; MJL; MMG; TDCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1006.
This volume focuses on current evidence-based pharmacological treatments of various forms of pulmonary hypertension and provides a comprehensive review of the latest developments in this area. The first part of the book covers the definition, classification, pathophysiology, pathology, biomarkers and animal models of the disease, thus laying the conceptual basis for what follows. The middle section provides an overview of the established therapies, such as calcium channel blockers, prostanoids, endothelin receptor antagonists, phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors and inhaled nitric oxide. The last section explores novel pathways and emerging therapeutic approaches including soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators, Rho-kinase inhibitors, inhibitors of serotonin receptors and ... Read more
This volume focuses on current evidence-based pharmacological treatments of various forms of pulmonary hypertension and provides a comprehensive review of the latest developments in this area. The first part of the book covers the definition, classification, pathophysiology, pathology, biomarkers and animal models of the disease, thus laying the conceptual basis for what follows. The middle section provides an overview of the established therapies, such as calcium channel blockers, prostanoids, endothelin receptor antagonists, phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors and inhaled nitric oxide. The last section explores novel pathways and emerging therapeutic approaches including soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators, Rho-kinase inhibitors, inhibitors of serotonin receptors and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
450
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642386633
SKU
V9783642386633
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