Inhalation Therapy for Pulmonary Hypertension: The Proceedings of a Symposium Held at the Annual Congress of the European Respiratory Society, Berlin, September 2001

Presenting the results of the Aerosolized Iloprost Randomized Study in Primary and Non-Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (the AIR study), this volume provides a summary of recent advances in the treatment of patients with primary pulmonary hypertension and other forms of pulmonary hypertension. The book covers landmarks in the understanding and treatment of the disorder, the pathophysiology of the disease and its treatments, the use of both prostanoids and alternative therapies, and the benefits of inhaled therapy. Readers get a complete review of the care of primary and all other forms of pulmonary hypertension.