The complex nature of interactions between the pulmonary and cardiovascular systems is becoming increasingly appreciated. Pulmonary vascular abnormalities are frequently present in patients with respiratory disorders, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis, neuromuscular or chest wall disorders, and disorders of ventilatory control including ...

Heart failure (HF) is a growing public health concern as a consequence of the ageing of the population and the improved survival of patients with HF. HF is defined as impaired organ perfusion and/or high filling pressure. It is a systemic and chronic disease and as such involves many organs, not least the liver and kidney. The complex vascular system of the liver and its high metabolic activity...

This book is a tribute to the excellent work of its senior author John Cosh, who combined the skills of physician, cardiologist and rheumatologist so effectively for so many years. His co-author is a pathologist, and the marriage is successful. One of the main themes of the book is the common pathogenesis of cardiac and joint lesions in the rheumatic diseases. The diseases covered include rheum...