“…Most importantly, they identified for the first time the existence of another circulatory volume, the rest volume (Vr), that seems to have dual main functions in the steady state, i.e., to prevent an increase in venous resistance and maintain critical closing pressure. The maintenance of Vr may be a key factor for the cardiovascular stability reported during selective iloprost nebulization by Lee et al [ 29 ], suggesting that Vr may have a key role in the prevention of V/Q mismatch. These conditions are important for maintaining (or improving) hemodynamic coherence, i.e., the translation of macrohemodynamics to effective cellular oxygenation, and thus a low endothelial inflammatory status.…”