Abstract
In patients suffering from the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pulmonary hypertension is common event [1] and has been directly related to the severity of the lung injury [2]. This pulmonary hypertension is due to an increased pulmonary vascular resistance [1] which is caused by vascular compression [2], diffuse vasoconstriction [2] and microvascular obstruction [3].
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Radermacher, P., Santak, B. (1991). Vasodilating Therapy in ARDS. In: Vincent, J.L. (eds) Update 1991. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 14. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84423-2_35
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