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Unstable Coronary Artery Syndromes Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Robert L. Wilensky

    1. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

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Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine (DICM, volume 203)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Pathophysiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis

      • Ajith G. Kumar, Christie M. Ballantyne
      Pages 3-58

    3. Thrombosis in the Pathogenesis of Coronary Artery Disease

      • Desmond Fitzgerald, Muredach Reilly
      Pages 59-86

    4. Pathophysiology of the Unstable Atherosclerotic Plaque

      • Pedro R. Moreno, John T. Fallon, Erling Falk
      Pages 87-100

  3. Acute Coronary Syndromes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. Unstable Angina Pectoris

      • Robert L. Wilensky
      Pages 103-142

    3. Acute Myocardial Infarction

      • Kelly A. Spratt, Tanya Y. Huehns, Robert L. Wilensky
      Pages 143-197

    4. Cardiac Imaging for the Assessment of Myocardial Viability

      • Sanjiv Kaul, Jonathan R. Linder
      Pages 199-240

    5. Novel Antithrombotic Strategies

      • Jamil Bitar, Salim Dabaghi, Selim Sekili, Neil S. Kleiman
      Pages 241-275

    6. Interventional Approaches to the Treatment of Acute Coronary Ischemic Syndromes

      • Robert L. Wilensky, Elizabeth von der Lohe
      Pages 277-312

  4. Potential Future Treatment Strategies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 313-313
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    2. Cardiovascular Gene Therapy: Principles and Clinical Applications

      • Jonathan C. Fox
      Pages 315-341

    3. Potential Approaches For Cell-Mediated Myocardial Repair

      • Mark H. Soonpaa, Michael G. Klug, Hidehiro Nakajima, Hisako O. Nakajima, Loren J. Field
      Pages 343-354

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 355-359
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About this book

Cardiovascular disease affects 20% of all Americans and is the leading cause of death in the USA. Every year approximately 1,500.000 Americans suffer from an acute myocardial infarction, and over 25% of the total number of deaths in this country are attributable to coronary artery disease. Unstable angina causes over 650,000 hospital admissions, and in the absence of medical therapy, the rate of progression from unstable angina to infarction is 12-20%. Since plaque disruption, plaque erosion, and acute intracoronary thrombus formation play major roles in the pathophysiology of both unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction, and since the two disease entities represent a continuum of coronary ischemic syndromes, it is appropriate to discuss the two disease states in a single monograph.
Unstable Coronary Artery Syndromes, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment will offer the clinician a reference book which coherently discusses the pathophysiology of acute ischemic syndromes as well as remarks diagnosis and treatment strategies. Geared toward internists and cardiologists, the book should allow the reader to understand the pathophysiology of unstable coronary artery syndromes and subsequently apply this knowledge to patient care.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

    Robert L. Wilensky

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Unstable Coronary Artery Syndromes Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Editors: Robert L. Wilensky

  • Series Title: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5715-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-8201-0Published: 31 August 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-7617-0Published: 13 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-5715-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0166-9842

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 359

  • Topics: Cardiology

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