Advances in PH Journal

Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension Summer 2005 (Vol 4, No 2)

Editor's Memo
ATS Meeting Serves as Useful Measure Of Rising Interest in Pulmonary Hypertension
Profiles in Pulmonary Hypertension
Climbing With Dr John West in the Rarefied Air of Pulmonary Research: From Mount Everest to the University of California, San Diego
Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Respiratory Disease: Pathogenesis and Diagnostic Approach
Since the discovery of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction six decades ago, respiratory physiologists and clinicians have been fascinated by pulmonary hypertension in the setting of chronic lung disease.
The New UNOS Lung Transplantation Allocation System
Lung or heart-lung transplantation is an acceptable therapeutic option for patients with advanced lung diseases, including patients with pulmonary hypertension in whom all other therapies have been exhausted. However, the supply of donor lungs is scarce relative to the demand.
Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension Related to Disorders of Hypoxia
As part of an ongoing series of articles on the evaluation and management of pulmonary hypertension, this article will address issues in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension related to hypoxemia.
Pulmonary Hypertension Roundtable
Pulmonary Hypertension in Lung/Respiratory Disease: How Important? What to Do?