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Atlas of Atherosclerosis

Risk Factors and Treatment

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  • © 2003

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Editors:
  1. Peter W. F. Wilson

    1. Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
      Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, USA

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  • Each chapter illustrates an important facet of diagnosing and treating this common and often fatal disease
  • Over 500 high quality images in step with the latest developments in medicine
  • World-renowned authors from a variety of medical disciplines
  • Hand-drawn illustrations
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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Histopathology of Arteriosclerosis

    • Michael B. Gravanis
    Pages 1-19

  3. The Endothelium in Atherothrombosis

    • Noyan Gokce, Joseph Loscalzo
    Pages 21-40

  4. The Macrophage and The Atherosclerotic Process

    • Peter Libby
    Pages 41-49

  5. Structure of the Plasma Lipoproteins

    • G. M. Anantharamaiah, David W. Garber, Jere P. Segrest
    Pages 51-67

  6. Triglyceride-Rich Lipoproteins

    • Ngoc-Anh Le, W. Virgil Brown
    Pages 69-93

  7. Low-density Lipoproteins in Atherogenesis

    • Sampath Parthasarathy
    Pages 95-114

  8. High-Density Lipoprotein Metabolism

    • H. Bryan Brewer Jr.
    Pages 115-131

  9. Dietary Effects on Cardiovascular Risk Factors

    • Alice H. Lichtenstein, Alan Chait, Michael E. Rosenfeld
    Pages 133-164

  10. Lipid-Lowering Drugs

    • Evan A. Stein
    Pages 165-191

  11. The Newer Coronary Risk Factors

    • Peter W. F. Wilson
    Pages 193-211

  12. Diabetes Mellitus and Vascular Disease Risk

    • Ira J. Goldberg, Clay F. Semenkovich, Henry N. Ginsberg
    Pages 213-233

  13. Gender Differences in Coronary Risk Factors and Risk Interventions

    • Nanette K. Wenger
    Pages 235-258

  14. Cost-Effectiveness of Risk Factors

    • Paul A. Heidenreich, Harlan M. Krumholz
    Pages 259-272

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 273-284
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About this book

We are in the early years of a new millen­ Tremendous interest is now focused on nium and atherosclerotic disease is now the characteristics of atherosclerotic thought to underlie more adult deaths plaques, as we recognize that many clinical than any other disease on the planet. The coronary events are attributable to unstable lifetime burden of risk is high, and lesions that do not cause severe stenoses but Framingham data suggest that approxi­ are prone to rupture and precipitate angina mately 50% of men and 30% of women pectoris or a myocardial infarction. A vari­ will experience coronary heart disease ety of factors are under study to help deter­ during their lifetime. This process begins mine what affects the balance between at a young age, and autopsies of casualties plaque stability and instability. Some of this from the Korean and Vietnam wars as well research is fueled by the fact that therapy for as accident victims in more recent times dyslipidemia often has effects that are not have shown that fatty streak lesions are related to the lipoprotein cholesterol alter­ very common in young adults. Recent ations, but stem from the pleiotropic effects research has extended these pathologic of such medications on hematologic and studies to investigate the dynamics and inflammatory mechanisms. milieu that foster the creation of these The current volume focuses on the early lesions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, USA

    Peter W. F. Wilson

  • Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, USA

    Peter W. F. Wilson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Atlas of Atherosclerosis

  • Book Subtitle: Risk Factors and Treatment

  • Editors: Peter W. F. Wilson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6484-3

  • Publisher: Current Medicine Group London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2003

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-57340-187-6Due: 01 March 2003

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-6484-3Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: XI, 284

  • Number of Illustrations: 127 b/w illustrations, 711 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cardiology

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