Current Approach to Chronic Thromboembolic Disease Without Pulmonary Hypertension

Symptomatic chronic thromboembolic disease (CTED) is a recently recognized clinical entity characterized by exertional dyspnea and functional limitation due to chronic thromboembolic occlusions of the pulmonary vasculature without resting pulmonary hypert

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H. James Ford Gustavo A. Heresi Michael G. Risbano   Editors

Pulmonary Hypertension Controversial and Emerging Topics

Respiratory Medicine Series Editors Sharon I. S. Rounds Alpert Medical School of Brown University Providence, RI, USA Anne Dixon University of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine Burlington, VT, USA Lynn M. Schnapp University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI, USA

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H. James Ford  •  Gustavo A. Heresi Michael G. Risbano Editors

Pulmonary Hypertension Controversial and Emerging Topics

Editors H. James Ford Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine Pulmonary Hypertension Program University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC USA

Gustavo A. Heresi Department of Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Respiratory Institute Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH USA

Michael G. Risbano Division of Pulmonary Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Pittsburgh Heart, Lung Blood and Vascular Medicine Institute University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA USA

ISSN 2197-7372     ISSN 2197-7380 (electronic) Respiratory Medicine ISBN 978-3-030-52786-0    ISBN 978-3-030-52787-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52787-7 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Humana imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Contents

1 Exercise Pulmonary Hypertension ��������������������������������������������������������    1 Michael G. Risbano 2 Advanced Right Ventricular Assessment: Pulmonary Artery Compliance and RV-PA Coupling����������������������������������������������   29 Michael J. Bashline and Marc A. Simon 3 Beyond Scleroderma: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension