This book comprehensively covers chronic lung disease and cardiovascular disease and their influence on one another including the epidemiology, physiology, risk factors, pathophysiology, clinical features, diagnostic issues including laboratory and imaging tests, and therapeutic considerations. How the diseases specifically overlap is explored in detail, covering presentation, symptoms, clinical examination findings, diagnostic test results, as well as a number of important medication interactions.  The cardiovascular considerations in this book will include left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular disease, as well as cardiac arrhythmias. The book also addresses extra-cardiac cardiovascular comorbidities such as cerebrovascular disease and peripheral arterial disease. Each chapter includes detailed illustrations as well as useful pearls and best practices, making this an ideal reference for pulmonologists, cardiologists,and residents caring for patients with increased risk for these comorbidities.

Introduction

Epidemiology of CLD and CVD
Origins of Cardiopulmonay Disease in Early Life
Gender Differences
Genetics
Physiology: Heart-Lung Interactions
Pathophysiology of Coronary Artery Disease in CLD
Pathophysiology of Heart Failure in CLD
Pathophysiology of Right Heart Disease in CLD
Extracardiac Cardiovascular Disease: Cerebrovascular Disease, Peripheral Arterial Disease
Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis
Imaging
Functional Evaluation: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Prognosis: Impact of CVD on CLD and CLD on CVD
Therapy and Medication Interactions
Acute Exacerbations
Lung Transplantation
Future Perspectives