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200 04$aThe vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque$b[electronic resource] $estrategies for diagnosis and management /$fedited by Renu Virmani ... [et al.]
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aMalden, Mass. $cBlackwell Futura$d2007
215   $a1 online resource (387 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-4051-5859-X 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aThe Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque : Strategies for Diagnosis and Management; Contents; Contributors; PART 1: Introduction; 1. History of atherosclerosis and vulnerable plaque research; PART 2: Pathology; 2. The pathology of vulnerable plaque; 3. Plaque rupture; 4. Plaque erosion; 5. Pathogenesis and significance of calcification in coronary atherosclerosis; 6. Adventitial and periadventitial fat inflammation and plaque vulnerability; 7. Murine models of advanced atherosclerosis; PART 3: Triggers for plaque rupture; 8. Physical and mechanical stress
327   $a9. Inflammation and matrix metalloproteinases10. Apoptosis in atherosclerosis; PART 4: Diagnosis; 11. Emerging biomarkers of instability; 12. Ultrasonic detection of coronary disease; 13. Intravascular ultrasound for plaque characterization; 14. Magnetic resonance imaging and intravascular magnetic resonance imaging; 15. Radionuclide imaging; 16. Near-infrared spectroscopy; 17. Intravascular thermography; 18. Optical coherence tomography; 19. Intravascular palpography; 20. Coronary computed tomography for the detection of atherosclerotic plaque burden; PART 5: Management
327   $a21. New developments in treatment of vulnerable plaques22. Photodynamic therapy; 23. Thermal stabilization of vulnerable plaques; 24. An interventionalist's perspective; 25. Genetic modulation of vulnerable plaques; Index
330   $aFinally, a convenient, one-volume summary of current knowledge on an area of increasing importance! The Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque presents contributions from the best investigators in the field, skillfully edited for easy reading and lavishly illustrated with high-quality, full-color images. After a considered and concise introduction, the book concentrates on: Pathology of vulnerable plaque Triggers for plaque rupture Imaging of unstable plaque Management of vulnerable plaques  Careful editing allows the authors to avoid
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