This resource analyzes knowledge of the bronchial circulation - presenting the
anatomy, physiology and clinical importance of this source of blood flow for the
lungs.;Written by more than 30 experts from the United States and Europe, The
Bronchial Circulation: explains the scientific considerations underlying
clinical concepts of asthma, airway infections and hemoptysis, and modern
approaches to their care; describes the methods used to measure bronchial blood
flow in animals and humans; emphasizes the role of the bronchial circulation in
picking up, distributing and eliminating drugs deposited on the mucosa of the
airways; shows how mechanical and neurological factors influence total and
regional blood flow; discusses the bronchial circulation's