The vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque [[electronic resource] ] : strategies for diagnosis and management / / edited by Renu Virmani ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Futura, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (387 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.1/36; 616.136
• Soggetto topico: Atherosclerosis; Heart - Diseases - Prevention
• Altri autori: VirmaniRenu
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The 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 ; 9. 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 ; 21. 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Finally, 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque
• ISBN: 1-281-32005-6; 9786611320058; 0-470-76524-0; 0-470-98757-X; 0-470-98733-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910143820303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II