Description
Book SynopsisChapter 1. Atherosclerosis is a Global No.1 Killer.- Chapter 2. Fatty Streaks: Initial (or Precursor) Lesions of Atherosclerosis.- Chapter 3. Atheroma and Its Complicated Lesions.- Chapter 4. Origin of the Foam Cell: The Leading Actor of Inflammation Hypothesis of Atherosclerosis.- Chapter 5. Origin of the Foam Cell: The Leading Actor of Inflammation Hypothesis of Atherosclerosis.- Chapter 6. Cholesterol and Its Carriers – Lipoproteins.- Chapter 7. Foam Cells: Mechanisms of Cholesterol Uptake, Storage, and Extracellular Release, and Their Pathophysiological Significance.- Chapter 8. Cell Death in Atherosclerosis: Apoptosis? or Necrosis? or more?.- Chapter 9. Macrophages as Phagocytes in Atherosclerosis: Heterophagy and Autophagy.- Chapter 10. Vascular Dendritic Cells: Their Roles in Atherosclerosis.- Chapter 11. Vascular Endothelial Cells and Atherosclerosis.- Chapter 12. Development of Initial Lesions and Their Progression to Atheroma.- Chapter 13. The Process of Atheroma Growth, Vulnerability, and Rupture.- Chapter 14. Familial Hypercholesterolemia.- Chapter 15. Cholesterol Embolism.- Chapter 16. Pathology of Acute Coronary Syndromes.- Chapter 17. Aortic Aneurysm and Acute Aortic Syndromes.- Chapter 18. Renovascular Hypertension and Related Conditions.- Chapter 19. Peripheral Arterial Disease of the Lower Extremities.- Chapter 20. Experimental Animal Models for the Study of Atherosclerosis.
