TY  - BOOK
AU  - Handler,Clive E.
AU  - Coghlan,Gerry
TI  - Pulmonary arterial hypertension /Clive Handler, Gerry Coghlan
T2  - The facts series
SN  - 9780191001819
AV  - RC776 .P856 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Pulmonary hypertension
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Hypertension, Pulmonary
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; So you've been told you have pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) --; The structure of the heart --; The oxygenation and circulation of blood --; Blood pressure --; Palpitation --; What is PAH? --; The difference between PH and PAH --; Your clinic appointments --; Tests for PAH --; Clinical trials and evidence-based medicine --; Supportive treatments for PAH --; Targeted therapy --; When medication is not enough --; Living your life --; Useful contacts and and PH specialist centres; 2; b
N2  - Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs with blood. Patients with mild PAH, particularly young patients, may feel quite well and get breathless or tired only with vigorous exertion. Those with severe PAH may get breathless on minimal exertion and feel tired, exhausted and experience chest pain, forceful heart beats, dizzy turns, loss of appetite, and have swelling of the legs due to fluid retention. This book will help patients and their families understand what PAH is, and advise them on how to cope with their illness. In the UK pat
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