new insights into patogenetic mechanisms and prevention
First Statement of Responsibility
ed. H. Just, W. Hort, A.M. Zeither.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York
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Springer ; Darmstadt : Steinkopff
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1994
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 202 s. : illustrations
GENERAL NOTES
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CONTENTS NOTE
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Arteriosclerosis: Its morphology in the past and today.- Changes in components and structure of atherosclerotic lesions developing from childhood to middle age in coronary arteries.- Lipid and cellular constituents of unstable human aortic plaques.- Immunological control mechanisms in plaque formation.- Proliferation versus atrophy - the ambivalent role of smooth muscle cells in human atherosclerosis.- Extracellular matrix degrading metalloproteinases in the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis.- Vascular renin-angiotensin-system, endothelial function and atherosclerosis?.- Endothelial dysfunction in atherosclerosis.- New determinants of the uptake of atherogenic plasma proteins by arteries.- Hyperlipidemic endothelial injury and angiogenesis.- Assessment of endothelial modulation of coronary vasomotor tone: Insights into a fundamental functional disturbance in vascular biology of atherosclerosis.- In vitro assessment of luminal dimensions of coronary arteries by intravascular ultrasound with and without application of echogenic contrast dye.- Therapeutic approaches to the control of coronary atherosclerosis.- Role of calcium in arteriosclerosis - Experimental evaluation of antiarteriosclerotic potencies of Ca antagonists.- Role of calcium antagonists in progression of arteriosclerosis. Evidence from animal experiments and clinical experience..- I: Preventive effects of calcium antagonists in animal experiments.- II: Clinical experience with preventive effects of calcium channel blockers in atheromatous coronary artery disease.- Lipid-lowering therapy - Implications for the prevention of atherosclerosis.