Assessing and modifying the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Fuster, Valentin
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Armonk, NY : Futura Pub. Co., [2002]
Series:	American Heart Association monograph series.
Subjects:	Arteriosclerosis > diagnosis. Arteriosclerosis > therapy. Diagnostic Imaging > methods.

Table of Contents:

Evolving concepts of atherothrombosis
Cerebrovascular diseases: pathophysiology and management
Aortic arch vulnerable plaques: update
The vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque in peripheral vascular disease
Panel discussion I. Overview of pathology: clinical correlations of atherosclerosis
Thermography: a novel approach for identification of plaques at risk of rupture and/or thrombosis
Intravascular ultrasound and plaque vulnerability: evidence of a systemic disease process
Intracoronary angioscopy to detect vulnerable plaques: a technique whose time has come?
Electron beam computed tomography in assessing the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque
Multirow-detector helical computed tomography
Panel discussion IIA. Overview of imaging: coronary atherosclerosis
Imaging of the high-risk plaque using magnetic resonance imaging
Cardiovascular imaging with optical coherence tomography
Panel discussion IIB. Overview of imaging: atherosclerotic regions and imaging modalities
Plaque instability and remodeling: mechanisms and possible misconceptions
Structural and cellular components of the vulnerable plaque: extracellular matrix
Structural and cellular components of the vulnerable plaque: inflammatory cells
Panel discussion III. Structural and cellular components of the vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque
Stress and strain: biomechanical guides for imaging plaque stability
Endothelium, flow, and atherothrombosis
Activities that trigger plaque disruption
Panel discussion IV. Mechanical forces in plaque disruption
Matrix metalloproteinases and their inhibitors
Calcium deposition in vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques: pathophysiologic mechanisms and potential implications in the acute coronary syndromes
Panel discussion V. Regulation of functional components of the vulnerable plaque.