chapter 1 Heart–Lung Interactions: An Overview / chapter 2 Lung and Chest Wall Mechanics: Basic Concepts / chapter 3 Respiratory Muscle Function and Blood Flow / chapter 4 Right Ventricular Function and Ventricular Interdependence / chapter 5 Venous Return / chapter 6 Models of Tissue Oxygen Uptake and Microcirculatory Blood Flow / chapter 7 The Sympathetic Nervous System of the Developing Mammal / chapter 8 Hemodynamic Effects of Ventilation and Ventilatory Maneuvers / chapter 9 Homeostasis of Exercise Gas Exchange: Coupling of Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Function to Cellular Respiration During Exercise / chapter 10 Mechanical Heart–Pericardium–Lung Interactions / chapter 11 Dynamic Volumetric Imaging-Based Assessment of the Intrathoracic Milieu / chapter 12 Cellular Mechanisms of Acute Hypoxic Pulmonary Vasoconstriction / chapter 13 Pulmonary Edema: Formation and Reabsorption / chapter 14 Respiratory-Circulatory Interactions in Obstructive Sleep Apnea / chapter 15 Effects of Respiratory Muscle Afferent on the Breathing and the Afferent Hypothesis / chapter 16 Neurohumoral Aspects of Respiratory-Cardiovascular Interactions / chapter 17 Pathophysiology of Pulmonary Hypertension / chapter 18 Effect of Systemic Inflammation on Cardiovascular Function / chapter 19 Control of Ventilation in Congestive Heart Failure / chapter 20 Ventilatory Support in the Failing Heart / chapter 21 Blood Pressure Regulation and Sleep Apnea / chapter 22 Pathophysiological Interreactions Between Sleep Apnea and the Heart / chapter 23 Cardiovascular Responses to Obstructive Apneas: Lessons from Animal Models / chapter 24 Sleep Apnea and Right Ventricular Function / chapter 25 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / chapter 26 Circulatory Effects of COPD / chapter 27 Invasive and Noninvasive Assessment of Cardiocirculatory Function: Balloon-Tipped Catheters and Echocardiography / chapter 28 Heart–Lung Interactions in Sepsis / chapter 29 Nitric Oxide and Cardiopulmonary Failure in Sepsis / chapter 30 Databases and Outcomes in Cardiopulmonary Care / chapter 31 Mechanical Ventilation with PEEP / chapter 32 Cardiocirculatory Management in Acute Lung Injury and ARDS / chapter 33 Diagnostic Information from the Respiratory Variations in Central Hemodynamics Pressures / chapter 34 Abdominal-Circulatory Interactions / chapter 35 Inhaled Nitric Oxide and Acute Lung Injury / chapter 36 Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn: Basis for Evolving Therapeutic Guidelines