title: [Extravascular lung water: from genes to telemedicine].
abstract: Extravascular lung water is a crucial parameter for the management of many different pathological conditions, especially heart failure. Many modalities can be employed for its evaluation, each with different advantages and limitations. In a near future, we hope that extravascular lung water assessment could be performed by non-invasive wearable devices, allowing remote continuous monitoring of pulmonary congestion. Recently, it has been proposed that some specific genetic variations may be responsible for the heterogeneous individual response to the development of extravascular lung water. These data could be relevant to titrate and personalize both treatments and preventive interventions.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Fisologia Clinica, Consiglio Nazinale delle Ricerche, Pisa. gargani@ifc.cnr.it
authors.forename: Luna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gargani
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raso
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pioggia
authors.forename: Lorenza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pratali
mesh_terms: D004395:Dye Dilution Technique; D017097:Electric Impedance; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D053503:Epithelial Sodium Channels / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics*; D015633:Extravascular Lung Water / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013815:Thermodilution; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D053503:Epithelial Sodium Channels