TY - JOUR T1 - Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction: clinical implications JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 31 LP - 34 DO - 10.1183/13993003.01753-2015 VL - 47 IS - 1 AU - J. Michael B. Hughes Y1 - 2016/01/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/47/1/31.abstract N2 - Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) and its mechanism of action continue to be of great interest to clinicians and physiologists. Sommer et al. [1] have reviewed HPV in this issue of the European Respiratory Journal. The literature is so extensive that another recent comprehensive review contained 2229 references [2].HPV is an adaptation for fetal development and affords some advantage in optimising gas exchange in adults http://ow.ly/Uh54o ER -