| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 359 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Advances in cardiology ; vol. 44 |
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Advances in cardiology ; vol. 44.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- VII Preface -- Section I -- Pathophysiology -- 1 Arterial Stiffness: A Simplified Overview in Vascular Medicine -- Safar, M.E. (Paris) -- 19 Aging and Arterial Structure-Function Relations -- Izzo, J.L. Jr. (Buffalo, N.Y.); Mitchell G.F. (Waltham, Mass.) -- 35 Local Elasticity Imaging of Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Coronary Plaques -- Baldewsing, R.A.; Schaar, J.A.; Mastik, F. (Rotterdam);van der Steen, A.F.W. (Rotterdam/Utrecht) -- 62 Endothelial Function, Mechanical Stress and Atherosclerosis -- Hayoz, D.; Mazzolai L. (Lausanne) -- 76 Arterial Stiffness and Extracellular Matrix -- D¡ez, J. (Pamplona) -- 96 Animal Models of Arterial Stiffness -- Atkinson, J. (Nancy) -- Section II -- Arterial Stiffness, Atherosclerosis and End-Organ Damage -- 117 Blood Pressure, Large Arteries and Atherosclerosis -- Frohlich, E.D.; Susic, D. (New Orleans, La.) -- 125 Arterial Stiffness and Coronary Ischemic Disease -- Kingwell, B.A.; Ahimastos, A.A. (Melbourne) -- 139 Central Pulse Pressure and Atherosclerotic Alterations of Coronary Arteries -- Danchin, N. (Paris); Mourad, J.-J. (Bobigny) -- 150 Does Brachial Pulse Pressure Predict Coronary Events? -- Verdecchia, P.; Angeli, F. (Perugia) -- 160 Does Arterial Stiffness Predict Atherosclerotic Coronary Events? -- McEniery, C.M. (Cambridge); Cockcroft, J.R. (Cardiff) -- 173 Carotid Atherosclerosis, Arterial Stiffness and Stroke Events -- Agabiti-Rosei, E.; Muiesan, M.L. (Brescia) -- 187 Atherosclerosis versus Arterial Stiffness in Advanced Renal Failure -- Guerin, A.; Pannier, B.; London, G. (Fleury M¿rogis) -- 199 Arterial Stiffness and Peripheral Arterial Disease -- Safar, M.E. (Paris) -- Section III -- Arterial Stiffness, Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Risk Factors -- 212 Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Atherosclerosis and Pulse Pressure -- Amar, J.; Chamontin, B. (Toulouse) -- 223 Pulse Pressure and Inflammatory Process in Atherosclerosis -- Abramson, J.L.; Vaccarino, V. (Atlanta, Ga.) -- 234 Calcifications, Arterial Stiffness and Atherosclerosis -- Mackey, R.H.; Venkitachalam, L.; Sutton-Tyrrell, K. (Pittsburgh, Pa.) -- 245 Diabetes and Arterial Stiffening -- Winer, N. (New York, N.Y.); Sowers, J.R. (Columbia, Mo.) -- 252 Insulin Resistance, Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection -- Yki-J¿rvinen, H.; Westerbacka, J. (Helsinki) -- 261 Cholesterol, Lipids and Arterial Stiffness -- Wilkinson, I. (Cambridge); Cockcroft, J.R. (Cardiff) -- 278 Homocysteine and Large Arteries -- van Guldener, C. (Breda); Stehouwer, C.D.A. (Maastricht) -- Section IV -- Therapeutic Aspects -- 302 Nitrates, Arterial Function, Wave Reflections and Coronary Heart Disease -- Smulyan, H. (Syracuse, N.Y.) -- 315 Modulation of Atherosclerosis, Blood Pressure and Arterial Elasticity by Statins -- Sinha, A.K.; Mehta, J.L. (Little Rock, Ark.) -- 331 Atherosclerosis, Arterial Stiffness and Antihypertensive Drug Therapy -- Safar, M.E. (Paris); Smulyan, H. (Syracuse, N.Y.) -- 352 Author Index -- 353 Subject Index |
| Summary |
Arterial stiffness is now firmly established as an important and independent predictor of cardiovascular risk. The structural and functional changes of the large arteries may be age-related, but a number of conditions have been associated with accelerated arterial stiffening including the hypertensive diseases, atherosclerosis, end-stage renal disease, and traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes mellitus and smoking. This book presents the current thinking of international experts regarding the underlying mechanisms of cardiovascular risk, and the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of large arterial stiffness and reduced large arterial distensibility. It not only gives new insights into the relationship between arterial stiffness and atherosclerosis, but also establishes the possible interactions with age and other cardiovascular factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and hyperlipidemia. Finally, the therapeutic means of approaching arterial stiffness are analyzed in detail and new perspectives for the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases are developed. Authoritative and up-to-date, this book is a valuable resource for basic scientists interested in vascular physiology and pathophysiology, for clinicians in the areas of cardiology, diabetes and renal diseases, as well as for investigators in drug development |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Atherosclerosis -- Pathophysiology
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Arteriosclerosis -- Pathophysiology
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Coronary heart disease -- Etiology
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Arteriosclerosis -- physiopathology
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Arteries -- physiopathology
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Arteriosclerosis -- complications
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Cardiovascular Diseases -- etiology
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Risk Factors
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MEDICAL -- Cardiology.
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Atherosclerosis -- Pathophysiology
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Coronary heart disease -- Etiology
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Arteriosklerose -- Pathophysiologie -- Aufsatzsammlung.
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Kardiovaskuläre Krankheit -- Risikofaktor -- Aufsatzsammlung.
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Risikofaktor -- Kardiovaskuläre Krankheit -- Aufsatzsammlung.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Safar, Michel
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Frohlich, Edward D., 1931-
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S. Karger (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9783318013955 |
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3318013951 |
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9781429468404 |
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1429468408 |
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