Pulmonary hypertension and selective pulmonary vasodilators in acute lung injury.
The pulmonary circulation and the mechanisms which generate pulmonary hypertension are reviewed. The role of these mechanisms in the common pulmonary hypertensive states are analysed, particularly those in acute lung injury. Management options are discussed, with particular emphasis on the use of selective pulmonary vasodilators.
Blythe
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Department of Intensive Care, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia.
Van Heerden
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Power
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D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D055370:Lung Injury; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014665:Vasodilator Agents