Pathology of pulmonary hypertension

Norbert F Voelkel; Carlyne Cool

doi:10.1016/j.ccl.2004.04.010

Pathology of pulmonary hypertension

Cardiol Clin. 2004 Aug;22(3):343-51, v. doi: 10.1016/j.ccl.2004.04.010.

Authors

Norbert F Voelkel¹, Carlyne Cool

Affiliation

¹ Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Denver, CO 80262, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 15302355
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2004.04.010

Abstract

This article briefly discusses the traditional concepts of severe pulmonary hypertension and then details how the concept of severe pulmonary hypertension has moved from a vasoconstrictive to an angioproliferative disorder.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Hemodynamics / physiology
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / genetics
Hypertension, Pulmonary / pathology*
Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology
Pulmonary Artery / pathology