Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Interstitial Lung Diseases

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a broad category of lung diseases that includes more than 150 disorders characterized by scarring or fibrosis of the lungs. In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Interstitial Lung Disease: A Clinical Guide, renowned experts provide a state-of-the-art overview of the problems seen by physicians in the clinical management of ILDs. Divided into two sections, the first part provides and update on general issues and introduces both interstitial lung disease and associated pulmonary hypertension. A detailed analysis of the pathology of the various interstitial lung diseases is also provided. The second part addresses specific categories of disease. Bronchiolitis, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and other conditions are covered, and the use of inspiratory and expiratory high resolution CT scan is discussed as well. This important new text is an invaluable resource for the practicing physician who must be aware of the broad and troubling manifestations of interstitial lung disease.

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Interstitial Lung Diseases: Clinical GuideEditors:Roberto G. Carbone MDRobert P. Baughman MD Giovanni Bottino MDGeneral PrincipalsChapter 1 Interstitial lung disease: IntroductionRoberto G Carbone MD, FCCP, Fabio Montanaro MB, Giovanni Bottino MDChapter 2 Pulmonary hypertension in Interstitial Lung DiseaseRoberto G Carbone MD, FCCP, Assaf Monselise MD, Giovanni Bottino MDChapter 3 Idiopathic Interstitial Lung Disease and Associated Pulmonary Hypertension: Genetics, Pathobiology, Diagnosis, and ManagementKeith C. Meyer, MD, MS, FACP, FCCP, Ganesh Raghu, M.D.,FCCP, FACPChapter 4 Lung PathologyAndre L. Moreira, M.D., PhD, William D. Travis , M.D.Chapter 5 Pulmonary Hypertension: Evaluation and TreatmentRoberto G Carbone MD, FCCP, Giovanni Bottino MDSpecific Lung Disorders Chapters 6 Bronchiolar disorders Joseph P. Lynch III, M.D., Rajeev Saggar, M.D., Robert D. Suh, M.D., Michael C. Fishbein, M.D.Chapter 7 Hypersensitivity PneumonitisMoisés Selman MD, Guillermo Carrillo, MD, Carmen Navarro, MD, Miguel Gaxiola MDChapter 8 Connective Tissue Disease and Vasculitis Associated Interstitial Lung DiseaseAlan N. Brown, MD, Charlie Strange, MDChapters 9 Pulmonary hypertension in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisFernando J. Martinez, M.D., M.S.Chapter 10 Occupational Interstitial Lung Disease UpdateLee S. Newman, MD, MAChapter 11 SarcoidosisRobert P. Baughman MD, Elyse E Lower MD, Peter J Engel MD