Table of Contents:
  • General concepts about oxidative stress
  • Lipoproteins and oxidation
  • Pathogenesis of atherosclerosis
  • The antioxidant hypothesis
  • Reactive oxygen species as mediators of signal transduction in cardiovascular diseases
  • Biomarkers of oxidant stress in vivo : oxidative modifications of lipids, proteins and DNA
  • Pharmacological compounds with antioxidant activity
  • Antioxidant nutrients and antioxidant nutrient-rich foods against coronary heart disease
  • Antioxidants and chronic vascular disease : animal studies
  • Synthetic antioxidants and atherosclerosis : human studies
  • Antioxidants and endothelial function : human studies
  • Antioxidant vitamins and cardiovascular disease
  • Antioxidants and restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention : animal studies
  • Antioxidants and restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention : human studies
  • Oxidative stress in hypertension
  • Oxidative stress in the development of diabetes and its complicatios
  • Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant functions of high density lipoproteins
  • Oxidative stress in heart failure
  • Use of antioxidants in patients with congestive heart failure