The vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque : understanding, identification, and modification /
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| Imprint: | Armonk, NY : Futura Pub. Co., c1999. |
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| Description: | xvii, 429 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | American Heart Association monograph series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3653917 |
Table of Contents:
- Historical Perspective
- Contributors
- Chapter 1.. Coronary Artery Disease: Plaque Vulnerability, Disruption, and Thrombosis
- Chapter 2.. Pathobiology of Symptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis
- Chapter 3.. The Vulnerable Plaque: Aortic Disease
- Panel Discussion I.. Overview of Pathology: The Vulnerable Plaque and Complications of Atherosclerosis
- Chapter 4.. Coronary Angiography and the Vulnerable Plaque
- Chapter 5.. Detection of Atherosclerosis and Identification of Vulnerable Plaque: Potential Role of Intravascular Ultrasound
- Chapter 6.. Angioscopic Detection of Vulnerable Plaques and Prediction of Acute Coronary Syndromes
- Chapter 7.. Ultrafast Computed Tomography in Coronary Heart Disease
- Panel Discussion II.. Overview of Imaging: Characterization of the Vulnerable Plaque with Emphasis on Coronary Atherosclerosis
- Chapter 8.. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Vessel Wall in Carotids and Coronaries
- Chapter 9.. Tissue Characterization of Human Atherosclerosis and Plaque Vulnerability by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- Chapter 10.. Coronary and Carotid Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Chapter 11.. Aortic Arch Vulnerable Plaques
- Chapter 12.. Radioisotopic Imaging of Atheroma
- Chapter 13.. Thermography
- Chapter 14.. Cardiovascular Imaging with Optical Coherence Tomography
- Panel Discussion III.. Overview of Imaging: Characterization of the Vulnerable Plaque with Emphasis on Other Atherosclerotic Regions and Imaging Modalities
- Chapter 15.. De Novo Atherosclerotic Geometric Remodeling and Plaque Vulnerability
- Chapter 16.. Lipids in Atherosclerotic Lesion Progression
- Chapter 17.. Extracellular Matrix of the Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque
- Panel Discussion IV.. Structural and Cellular Components of the Vulnerable Plaque
- Chapter 18.. Mechanical Stress and Strain and the Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Lesion
- Chapter 19.. Hemodynamic Aspects of Plaque Disruption
- Chapter 20.. Effect of Rheology on Thrombosis
- Chapter 21.. The Potential Role of Endothelium in Acute Coronary Syndromes: Vasomotion, Inflammation, Thrombosis
- Panel Discussion V.. Mechanical Forces in Plaque Disruption
- Chapter 22.. Regulation of Metalloproteinases and Their Inhibitors in Atheroma
- Chapter 23.. New Concepts in Regulation of Vascular Calcification
- Chapter 24.. Plaque Stabilization: Present and Future Trends
- Panel Discussion VI.. Functional Components of the Vulnerable Plaque
- Index
