Overview
Focuses on a unifying concept for the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis
Reviews often overlooked evidence on atherosclerosis pathogenesis
Features potentially new preventative and therapeutic options for atherosclerosis
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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About this book
This book provides new perspectives on the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Chapters cover atherosclerosis risk factors, the effect of growth and aging on vascular architecture, and the crucial role the microvasculature plays in atherosclerosis development. Microvascular dysfunction would explain why the well-known risk factors actually put individuals at higher risk. This pathomechanism would also hold true not only for obstructive atheroma formation but also for aneurysmal dilatation as well as for aortic and peripheral artery dissection. When seen through this lens, novel preventive and therapeutic opportunities can be envisioned.
Atherosclerosis Pathogenesis and Microvascular Dysfunction proposes a single unifying mechanism of atherosclerosis development and describes potential preventative and therapeutic avenues based on this concept. It therefore represents a timely and valuable resource for internal medicine, cardiology, angiology cardiovascular surgeons, pathology clinicians, researchers, trainees, and students.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. Erin Colleen Boyle received her Bachelor of Science (Specialized Honors, Microbiology) from the University of Guelph and her PhD from the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of British Columbia. She was awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in 2010. In 2015, Dr. Boyle joined the Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery at Hannover Medical School (MHH). She has published numerous primary research and review papers in high-level peer-reviewed journals on the topics of bacterial pathogenesis and atherosclerosis.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Atherosclerosis Pathogenesis and Microvascular Dysfunction
Authors: Axel Haverich, Erin Colleen Boyle
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20245-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-20244-6Published: 08 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-20247-7Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-20245-3Published: 23 July 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 130
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Angiology, Pathology