PULMONARY HYPERTENSION: Paths to scientific investigation

This book offers a historical review of the characterization of a disease: the current understanding of pulmonary hypertension and the accumulation of related knowledge dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. From the first reports on pulmonary hypertension at the beginning of the 20th century, to the epidemic of pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with anorexigens that occurred in the 1960s. From the inception of state of the art diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of pat...