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Tables of Contents for Cardiovascular Plaque Rupture
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Series Introduction
Samuel Z. Goldhaber
v
Foreword
James T. Willerson
vii
Preface
ix
Contributors
xv
Background and Pathophysiology
Development of the Atherosclerotic Plaque
Joan W. Berman Marwan Kazimi and Harry Ma
1
50
Clinical and Pathological Correlates
Renu Virmani Allen P. Burke Andrew Farb and Frank D. Kolodgie
51
12
The Role of Inflammation in Plaque Rupture
Anton E. Becker and Allard C. van der Wal
63
16
Molecular Mechanisms of Plaque Weakening and Disruption
Zorina S. Galis
79
44
Epidemiological Evidence for Inflammation in Plaque Rupture
Russell P. Tracy
123
24
Role of Mechanical Stress in Plaque Rupture: Mechanical and Biological Interactions
Luis E. P. Rohde and Richard T. Lee
147
20
Determinants of Thrombosis After Plaque Rupture
Juan Jose Badimon Lina Badimon James H. Chesebro and Valentin Fuster
167
24
The Clinical Manifestations of Plaque Rupture
Michael Berlowitz and David L. Brown
191
24
Triggers of Coronary Plaque Rupture Syndromes
Jacqueline Muller-Nordhorn and Stefan N. Willich
215
20
Lessons About Plaque Rupture Learned from Angiography
Kevin M. Rankin Robert J. Applegate and William C. Little
235
10
Techniques to Assess Plaque Vulnerability
Intravascular Ultrasonography to Diagnose Vulnerable Plaque
Allen Jeremias Peter J. Fitzgerald and Paul G. Yock
245
24
Detection of Plaque Vulnerability with Intravascular Palpography: Principle and Potentials
Chris L. deKorte E. Ignacio Cespedes and Anton F. W. van der Steen
269
12
Prospects of Laser Spectroscopy to Detect Vulnerable Plaque
Sweder W. E. van de Poll Jason T. Motz John R. Kramer, Jr. and Michael S. Feld
281
24
Optical Coherence Tomography to Assess Plaque Vulnerability
Neil J. Weissman James G. Fujimoto and Mark E. Brezinski
305
16
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Vulnerable Plaque
Ergin Atalar
321
20
In Vivo Thermography of Coronary Arteries
Christodoulos Stefanadis Leonidas Diamantopoulos Eleftherios Tsiamis Konstantinos Toutouzas and Pavlos Toutouzas
341
10
Prevention of Plaque Rupture
Animal Models of Coronary Artery Disease
Victoria L. M. Herrera Aram V. Chobanian and Nelson Ruiz-Opazo
351
16
Clinical Trial Considerations in the Development of Inhibitors of Cardiovascular Plaque Rupture
David L. Brown
367
10
The Relationship Between Cholesterol, Plaque Rupture, and Plaque Stabilization
Babak A. Vakili and David L. Brown
377
22
Antibiotic Therapy to Stabilize Vulnerable Plaque
Enrique P. Gurfinkel and Benjamin Scirica
399
30
Plaque Sealing: Mechanical Treatment to Stabilize Plaque
Willibald Maier and Bernhard Meier
429
18
The Potential Role of Serine Proteinase Inhibitors for the Prevention of Plaque Rupture
Christian V. Zalai Piers Nash Erbin Dai Li Ying Liu and Alexandra Lucas
447
36
Gene Therapy to Stabilize Atherosclerotic Plaque
Carl M. Fier and Jonathan D. Marmur
483
22
Index
505
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