Vascular Disorders of the Lung

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationDiagnostic Thoracic Pathology
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages165-184
Number of pages20
ISBN (Electronic)9783030364380
ISBN (Print)9783030364373
DOIs
StatePublished - 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

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