Part I: General Topics -- Neuroendocrine Response and Shock -- The Role of Lymphocytes in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis: Focus on CD4+ T Cell Subsets -- Immunological Mechanisms of Inflammation -- Part II: Carotid Diseases -- Role of Lipoproteins in Carotid Arterial Disease -- Carotid Endarterectomy: Inflammatory Aspects -- Endovascular Treatment of Carotid Disease: Inflammatory Aspects -- Part III: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm -- Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Aortic Wall Degradation in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms -- Role of Haptoglobin in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm -- Inflammatory Aortic Aneurysm -- Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Current Approaches and New Devices -- Endovascular Treatment of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms -- Part IV: Critical Lower Limb Ischemia -- Thromboangiitis Obliterans -- Inflammatory Markers and Mortality in Critical Lower Limb Ischemia -- Arterial Wall Remodeling and Restenosis Following Vascular Reconstruction -- Shear Stress and Endothelial Cell Retention in Critical Lower Limb Ischemia -- Arterial Transplantation for Limb Salvage -- Part V: Vascular Trauma -- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Vascular Trauma -- Temporary Intravascular Shunt in Complex Vascular Injury -- Part VI: Venous Diseases -- Metalloproteinases in Acute Venous Occlusion -- Idiopathic Venous Thromboembolism -- Inflammation, Thrombogenesis, Fibrinolysis, and Vein Wall Remodeling After Deep Venous Thrombosis -- Varicose Veins: Venous Wall Changes, Inflammation, and Matrix Metalloproteinases -- Part VII: Visceral Vasculopathy -- Management of Aneurysms in Takayasu's Arteritis -- Mesenteric Vasculitis -- Part VIII: Peripheral Aneurysms -- Inflammatory Peripheral Arterial Aneurysms -- Endovascular Femoropopliteal Interventions: Evolving Devices -- Part IX: Cardiopulmonary Bypass -- Modulation of Inflammatory Response in Cardiopulmonary Bypass -- The Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Following Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Children -- Vacuum-Assisted Venous Drainage in Cardiac Surgery -- Miniaturize CPB Versus Off-Pump Surgery --
Thyroid Hormones and Cardiovascular Surgery -- Inflammatory Response in Cardiovascular Surgery -- Lung Protection in Cardiovascular Surgery -- Part X: Coronary Artery Disease -- Fifteen Years of 'No-Touch' Saphenous Vein Harvesting in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: What Have We Learned? -- Platelets and Coronary Artery Disease -- Part XI: Heart Valve Diseases -- Role of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins in Valvulogenesis -- Dysfunctional Mechanisms of Anti-inflammation in Aortic Stenosis -- Heart Valve Surgery and the Antiphospholipid Syndrome -- Part XII: Congenital Heart Diseases -- Neurohormonal Factors in Pediatric Heart Surgery -- Antifibrinolytic Therapy in Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery -- Thromboembolism in Cyanotic Heart Disease: Mechanisms and Therapies -- Endovascular Management of Coarctation of the Aorta -- Part XIII: Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm -- Inflammatory Response in Open and Endovascular Treatment -- Surgical Treatment of Aortic Aneurysm in Patients with Aortitis -- Part XIV: Heart and Lung Transplantation -- Cytokine Profile in Heart Transplantation -- Platelet Activation After Lung Transplantation -- Role of BNP in Pediatric Heart Transplantation -- Nutritional Factors, Oxidative Stress and Lung Transplantation -- Part XV: Ventricular Assist Device -- Mechanical Unloading and Heart Remodeling Features -- Part XVI: Stem Cells in Cardiovascular Surgery -- Cytokine Profiles in Cardiac Diseases and Marrow Stromal Cells Therapy -- Hypoxic Preconditioning of Cardiac Progenitor Cells for Ischemic Heart