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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-c...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470987575 |
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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; and, Management of vulnerable plaques. Careful editing allows the authors to avoid repetition and provide comprehensive coverage of pat |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (vii, 375 p.) : ill. (some col.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780470987339 (electronic bk.) 0470987332 (electronic bk.) 9780470987575 047098757X |
| Index Number: | RC692 |
| CLC: | R541.4 |
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History of atherosclerosis and vulnerable plaque research / Mohammad Madjid ... [et al.] -- The pathology of vulnerable plaque / Renu Virmani ... [et al.] -- Plaque rupture / Renu Virmani ... [et al.] -- Plaque erosion / Frank D. Kolodgie ... [et al.] -- Pathogenesis and significance of calcification in coronary atherosclerosis / Allen P. Burke ... [et al.] -- Adventitial and periadventitial fat inflammation and plaque vulnerability / Silvio Litovsky ... [et al.] -- Murine models of advanced atherosclerosis / Michael E. Rosenfeld & Stephen M. Schwartz -- Triggers for plaque rupture: physical Magnetic resonance imaging and intravascular magnetic resonance imaging / Hee Kwon Song ... [et al.] -- Radionuclide imaging / Johan Verjans & Jagat Narula -- Near-infrared spectroscopy / Pedro R. Moreno, Barbara Marshik & James E. Muller -- Intravascular thermography / Mohammad Madjid ... [et al.] -- Optical coherence tomography / Paul Magnin & Evelyn Regar -- Intravascular palpography / Johannes A. Schaar ... [et al.] -- Coronary computed tomography for the detection of atherosclerotic plaque burden / Allen J. Taylor & Irwin M. Feuerstein -- New developments in treatment of vulnerable plaq |