Mechanics and function of the pulmonary vasculature: Implications for pulmonary vascular disease and right ventricular function

Comprehensive Physiology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 295-319

  Lammers, Steven ^a,b   Scott, Devon ^b   Hunter, Kendall ^b   Tan, Wei ^b   Shandas, Robin ^b   Stenmark, Kurt R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b The University of Colorado Denver   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE COURSE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG CIRCULATION; MICROCIRCULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MICROCIRCULATION; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULAR STIFFNESS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 84861998879     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20404603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cphy.c100070     Document Type: Article

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