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Tables of Contents for Cardiovascular Plaque Rupture
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Series Introduction
v
Foreword
vii
Preface
ix
Contributors
xv
Background and Pathophysiology
Development of the Atherosclerotic Plaque
1
50
Clinical and Pathological Correlates
51
12
The Role of Inflammation in Plaque Rupture
63
16
Molecular Mechanisms of Plaque Weakening and Disruption
79
44
Epidemiological Evidence for Inflammation in Plaque Rupture
123
24
Role of Mechanical Stress in Plaque Rupture: Mechanical and Biological Interactions
147
20
Determinants of Thrombosis After Plaque Rupture
167
24
The Clinical Manifestations of Plaque Rupture
191
24
Triggers of Coronary Plaque Rupture Syndromes
215
20
Lessons About Plaque Rupture Learned from Angiography
235
10
Techniques to Assess Plaque Vulnerability
Intravascular Ultrasonography to Diagnose Vulnerable Plaque
245
24
Detection of Plaque Vulnerability with Intravascular Palpography: Principle and Potentials
269
12
Prospects of Laser Spectroscopy to Detect Vulnerable Plaque
281
24
Optical Coherence Tomography to Assess Plaque Vulnerability
305
16
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Vulnerable Plaque
321
20
In Vivo Thermography of Coronary Arteries
341
10
Prevention of Plaque Rupture
Animal Models of Coronary Artery Disease
351
16
Clinical Trial Considerations in the Development of Inhibitors of Cardiovascular Plaque Rupture
367
10
The Relationship Between Cholesterol, Plaque Rupture, and Plaque Stabilization
377
22
Antibiotic Therapy to Stabilize Vulnerable Plaque
399
30
Plaque Sealing: Mechanical Treatment to Stabilize Plaque
429
18
The Potential Role of Serine Proteinase Inhibitors for the Prevention of Plaque Rupture
447
36
Gene Therapy to Stabilize Atherosclerotic Plaque
483
22
Index
505