Abstract
Vascular disorders of the pulmonary system include a range of different diseases that either affect the pulmonary vasculature directly or are the manifestation of extrapulmonary processes that produce secondary changes of the blood vessels. There are two major groups of disorders that affect the pulmonary circulation, pulmonary vasculitides and pulmonary hypertension.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Diagnostic Thoracic Pathology |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 165-184 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030364380 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783030364373 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2020 |
Keywords
- Allergic angiitis and granulomatosis (Churg-Strauss syndrome)
- Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener granulomatosis)
- Microscopic polyangiitis
- Pulmonary hypertension
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine