Cardiovascular plaque rupture /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brown, David L. (David Lloyd), 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Marcel Dekker, [2002]
Series:Fundamental and clinical cardiology ; v. 45.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Development of the atherosclerotic plaque
  • Clinical and pathological correlates
  • The role of inflammation in plaque rupture
  • Molecular mechanisms of plaque weakening and disruption
  • Epidemiological evidence for inflammation in plaque rupture
  • Role of mechanical stress in plaque rupture : mechanical and biological interactions
  • Determinants of thrombosis after plaque rupture
  • The clinical manifestations of plaque rupture
  • Triggers of coronary plaque rupture syndromes
  • Lessons about plaque rupture learned from angiography
  • Intravascular ultrasonography to diagnose vulnerable plaque
  • Detection of plaque vulnerability with intravascular palpography : principle and potentials
  • Prospects of laser spectroscopy to detect vulnerable plaque
  • Optical coherence tomography to assess plaque vulnerability
  • Magnetic resonance imaging of vulnerable plaque
  • In vivo thermography of coronary arteries
  • Animal models of coronary artery disease
  • Clinical trial considerations in the development of inhibitors of cardiovascular plaque rupture
  • The relationship between cholesterol, plaque rupture, and plaque stabilization
  • Antibiotic therapy to stabilize vulnerable plaque
  • Plaque sealing : mechanical treatment to stabilize plaque
  • The potential role of serine proteinase inhibitors for the prevention of plaque rupture
  • Gene therapy to stabilize atherosclerotic plaque