Pulmonary Circulation in Health and Disease, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980 Ettore Majorana International Science Series, Vol. 3

This volume documents the proceedings of a symposium on "The Pulmonary Circulation" held at the Ettore Majorana Center for Scientific Culture, in Erice, Sicily, between 16th July and 21st July 1979. This was attended by about 200 participants drawn from Europe as a whole, but the majority were from Southern Europe. The discussion was recorded either in English or Italian and the tapes were reduced to a verbatim typescript by the Ente Nazionale Interpeti Congresso. The verbatim typescript has been edited using a few guiding principles as foliows: Titles and honorifics have been eliminated unless the 1. statement is addressed to a specific person. The style of the speakers in the discussion has been 2. preserved as far as possible and not reduced to a strictly grammatical format. 3. Where references to illustrations (e.g., on the blackboard) are made, the comments have been left unaltered and many are understandable. Removing them detracted from the sense. 4. The air of informality in the proceedings has been preserved so far as possible. 5. The responsibility for the discussion rests solely with the editors, and no contributor has had the opportunity of correcting whae he said. No manuscript was received from one participant, but the 6. discussion of his presentation has been included since it contains some points of substance. G. Cumming and G. Bonsignore v CONTENTS Functional Morphology of the Pulmonary 1 Circulation. ........ .

Functional Morphology of the Pulmonary Circulation.- Bronchial Circulation: Anatomical Viewpoint.- Background of Physiology in the Pulmonary Circulation.- Functional Aspects of the Pulmonary Collateral Circulation.- A New Approach for Clinical Study of Control of Respiration.- Active Control of the Pulmonary Circulation.- Congenital Malformations of the Lung: Anatomical Viewpoint.- Recent Developments in the Pharmacokinetic Function of Lung.- The Biochemical Functions of the Pulmonary Circulation.- A Theoretical Comparison of Single Breath and Rebreathing Methods of Studying Soluble Gas Exchange in the Lung.- Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity for O2 and CO by Rebreathing Techniques Using Stable Isotopes.- The Effects of Regional Hypoxia on the Distribution of Pulmonary Blood Flow.- Mechanisms of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.- The Nature of Zone 4 in Regional Distribution of Pulmonary Blood Flow.- Man at High Altitude.- Ultra Structure in Pulmonary Hypertension.- Cardio-Respiratory Function in Syndrome of Hypersomnia with Periodic Breathing.- Diagnosis of Chronic Cor Pulmonale by Non-Invasive Methods.- Discussion of Paper by Zardini.- Interaction Between Ventilation and Circulation in Bronchial Asthma and Pulmonary Emphysema.- The Role of the Pulmonary Venous System in Regulation of Lung Capiliary Blood Flow and Tissue Fluid Exchange.- Electron Microscopy of Pulmonary Oedema.- Positive Airway Pressure and Lung Edema.- Pressure-Flow-Volume Relationships in the Normal Human Pulmonary Circulation at Sea-Level and at Altitude.- Oxygen Transport During Exercise at Altitude.- External Imaging of Pulmonary Perfusion and Ventilation.- The Role of Prostaglandins in the Respiratory System.- Extra Session.- Round Table.