Pathogenesis of pulmonary edema: learning from high-altitude pulmonary edema
C Sartori, Y Allemann, U Scherrer - Respiratory physiology & neurobiology, 2007 - Elsevier
Pulmonary edema is a problem of major clinical importance resulting from a persistent
imbalance between forces that drive water into the airspace of the lung and the biological
mechanisms for its removal. Here, we will review the fundamental mechanisms implicated in
the regulation of alveolar fluid homeostasis. We will then describe the perturbations of
pulmonary fluid homeostasis implicated in the pathogenesis of pulmonary edema in
conditions associated with increased pulmonary capillary pressure, namely cardiogenic …
imbalance between forces that drive water into the airspace of the lung and the biological
mechanisms for its removal. Here, we will review the fundamental mechanisms implicated in
the regulation of alveolar fluid homeostasis. We will then describe the perturbations of
pulmonary fluid homeostasis implicated in the pathogenesis of pulmonary edema in
conditions associated with increased pulmonary capillary pressure, namely cardiogenic …
