Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Therapy
Opinion
How the Lung Can Resist Edema Formation
Author: Giuseppe Miserocchi
Published: November 21, 2018
DOI: 10.19080/JOCCT.2017.03.555625
Abstract Content: One generally thinks of the lung as being an extremely
fragile structure to accomplish its main job, namely to assure gas
diffusion, for which an extremely thin air-blood barrier, about
0.3μm thick, is required. Yet, the idea of a delicate and fragile
structure does not hold when thinking of another function of the
lung, namely that of keeping the interstitial space and the alveoli
?dry?, thus preventing edema formation.
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