Anatomy of Coronary Vessels -- Cardiac Development -- Echocardiographic Evaluation of Ischemic Heart Disease -- Nuclear Imaging in Ischemic Heart Disease -- Non-Invasive Coronary Artery Imaging -- Invasive Coronary Angiography -- Coronary Artery Anomalies -- Pathology of Chronic Obstructive Coronary Disease -- Vulnerable Plaque -- Genetics of Coronary Heart Disease -- Endothelium Biology in Cardiovascular Disease -- Stem Cells and Atherosclerosis -- Induced Pluripotential Stem Cells and the Prospects for Cardiac Cell Therapy -- Regulation of Vasculogenesis and Angionesis -- Chronic Stable Angina -- Pathology of Sudden Death in Coronary Arterial Diseases -- Acute Coronary Syndrome -- Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarction -- Healed Myocardial Infarction -- Non-Atherosclerotic Ischemic Heart Disease -- Catheter Based Revascularization -- Surgical Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease -- Non-Coronary Surgical Therapy for Ischemic Heart Disease -- Refractory Angina -- Mechanical Circulatory Support and Vascular Remodeling: Acute Catheter Based Support -- Mechanical Circulatory Support and Vascular Remodeling: Surgical VAD -- Diabetes and Coronary Heart Disease -- Cardiovascular Disease in Women
Summary
Annotation A comprehensive picture of ischemic heart disease for practitioners, students, and investigators dealing with the varied facets of this complex subject. This volume covers cardiovascular imaging, research, pathology and clinical cardiology