High-Risk Atherosclerotic Plaques: Mechanisms, Imaging, Models, and Therapy

ISBN-13: 9780849330285 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 224 str.

Levon Michael Khachigian; Levon Michael Khachigian

Opis

Vulnerable plaque development is the result of a complex series of molecular and cellular events involving inflammation, apoptosis, rupture, and thrombosis. A detailed understanding of the mechanisms underlying the development of high-risk plaques, along with the ability to visualize and diagnose these vulnerable lesions, will lead to the effective management of acute coronary syndromes.
High-Risk Atherosclerotic Plaques: Mechanisms, Imaging, Models, and Therapy brings together timely, in-depth reviews by renowned international cardiologists and scientists. Chapters cover the definition, structure, and cellular and molecular mechanisms of high risk plaque development, as well as animal models of vulnerable plaque, plaque imaging, and current and future therapies. Medical experts discuss intravascular ultrasound, optimal coherence tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and coronary thermography. The final chapter reviews both current and future local and systematic strategies for the therapeutic management of vulnerable plaque.
Exploring all aspects of this primary cause of acute coronary syndromes, this informative book updates our knowledge on the detection and treatment of vulnerable plaques. It is a valuable resource that can greatly advance the progress in treatment and prevention.

Spis treści

Foreword. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Plaque Rupture. Apoptosis and Plaque Vulnerability. Animal Models of Vulnerable Plaque. Diagnosis of Vulnerable Plaques in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. Imaging of the High Risk Atherosclerotic Plaque by Intravascular Ultrasound: Focal Assessment of Morphology and Vulnerability or Systemic Assessment of Disease Burden and Activity? Optical Coherence Tomography for Detection of Vulnerable Plaque. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of "High Risk" Plaque. Nuclear Imaging of the Vulnerable Plaque: Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET). Identification of the Vulnerable Plaque: The Role of Thermography. Treatment of Vulnerable Plaque: Current and Future Strategies.