A Pathophysiologic Approach to Biomarkers in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an acute-onset hypoxic condition with radiographic bilateral lung infiltration. It is characterized by an acute exudative phase combining diffuse alveolar damage and lung edema followed by a later fibroproliferative phase. Despite an improved understandi...

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Main Authors: Raiko Blondonnet, Jean-Michel Constantin, Vincent Sapin, Matthieu Jabaudon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3501373