title: Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction.
abstract: Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction is a local reflex in the lung that diverts blood away from poorly oxygenated regions. Improvements in understanding of modulators of this response have led to pharmacologic methods whereby V/Q matching may potentially be improved in certain types of pulmonary pathology and during anesthesia for thoracic surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1010, New York, NY 10029-6574, USA. james_eisenkraft@smtplink.mssm.edu
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Eisenkraft