{"product_id":"assessing-and-modifying-the-vulnerable-atherosclerotic-plaque-american-heart-association-monograph-series-9780879934859","title":"Assessing and Modifying the Vulnerable","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Valentin Fuster, former Chairman of the American Heart Associationa s Committee on Vascular Lesions, Assessing and Modifying the Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque explores the cutting--edge developments in a steadily advancing field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Perspective. \u003cp\u003eContributors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Evolving Concepts of Atherothrombosis (Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD and Roberto Corti, MD).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Cerebrovascular Diseases: Pathophysiology and Management (Debabrata Mukherjee, MD and Jay S. Yadav, MD).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Aortic Arch Vulnerable Plaques: Update (Pierre Amarenco, MD and Ariel Cohen, MD, PhD).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. The Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque in Peripheral Vascular Disease (Michael L. Marin, MD, Larry H. Hollier, MD, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, and Jeffrey Goldman, MD)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePanel Discussion I. Overview of Pathology: Clinical Correlations of Atherosclerosis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Thermography: A Novel Approach for Identification of Plaques at Risk of Rupture and\/or Thrombosis (Mohammad Madjid, MD, Morteza Naghavi, MD, James T. Willerson, MD, and Ward Casscells, MD).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. Intravascular Ultrasound and Plaque Vulnerability: Evidence of a Systemic Disease Process (Paul Schoenhagen, MD and Steven E. Nissen, MD, FACC).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Intracoronary Angioscopy to Detect Vulnerable Plaques: A Technique Whose Time Has Come? (Sergio Waxman, MD).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Electron Beam Computed Tomography in Assessing the Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque (Robert A. O'Rourke, MD).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Multirow-Detector Helical Computed Tomography (Christoph R. Becker, MD, Uwe J. Schoepf, MD, and Maximilian F. Reiser, MD)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePanel Discussion IIA. Overview of Imaging: Coronary Atherosclerosis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Imaging of the High-Risk Plaque Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (Zahi A. Fayad, PhD and Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Cardiovascular Imaging with Optical Coherence Tomography (Mark E. Brezinski, MD, PhD and James Fujimoto, PhD)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePanel Discussion IIB. Overview of Imaging: Atherosclerotic Regions and Imaging Modalities.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. Plaque Instability and Remodeling: Mechanisms and Possible Misconceptions (Trine-Line Korsholm, MS, Gerard Pasterkamp, MD, PhD, MSc, and Erling Falk, MD, PhD).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Structural and Cellular Components of the Vulnerable Plaque: Extracellular Matrix (Renu Virmani, MD, Frank D. Kolodgie, PhD, Allen P. Burke, MD, Andrew Farb, MD, and Thomas N. Wight, PhD).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Structural and Cellular Components of the Vulnerable Plaque: Inflammatory Cells (Allard C. van der Wal, MD, PhD, Mischa A. Houtkamp, MSc, Onno J. de Boer, PhD, and Anton E. Becker, MD, PhD)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePanel Discussion III. Structural and Cellular Components of the Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaque.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15. Stress and Strain: Biomechanical Guides for Imaging Plaque Stability (Hayden Huang, DSc and Richard T. Lee, MD).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16. Endothelium, Flow, and Atherothrombosis (Roberto Corti, MD, Lina Badimon, PhD, Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, and Juan Jose Badimon, PhD).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17. Activities that Trigger Plaque Disruption (Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, DM, PhD, James Januzzi, MD, and James E. Muller, MD)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePanel Discussion IV. Mechanical Forces in Plaque Disruption.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18. Matrix Metalloproteinases and Their Inhibitors (Uwe Schönbeck, PhD and Peter Libby, MD).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19. Calcium Deposition in Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaques: Pathophysiologic Mechanisms and Potential Implications in the Acute Coronary Syndromes (Pedro R. Moreno, MD)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePanel Discussion V. Regulation of Functional Components of the Vulnerable Plaque.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406440931671,"sku":"9780879934859","price":166.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780879934859.jpg?v=1730495819","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/assessing-and-modifying-the-vulnerable-atherosclerotic-plaque-american-heart-association-monograph-series-9780879934859","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}