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Title

Endothelial dysfunctions and vascular disease / edited by Raffaele De Caterina, Peter Libby ; foreword by Michael A. Gimbrone Jr.

Publication

Malden, MA : Blackwell Futura, 2007.

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Additional Authors

• De Caterina, R., 1954-
• Libby, Peter.

Description

xiv, 416 pages : illustrations (some color); 27 cm

Subjects

• Blood-vessels > Pathophysiology
• Vascular endothelium
• Endothelium, Vascular > physiopathology
• Vascular Diseases > physiopathology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Pt. I. The basis of endothelial involvement in vascular diseases -- 1. Endothelial functions and dysfunctions / Raffaele De Caterina, Marika Massaro and Peter Libby -- 2. Endothelial activation and the initiation of atherosclerosis / Raffaele De Caterina, Antonella Zampolli, Guido Lazzerini and Peter Libby -- 3. Mechanisms of plaque progression and complications / Raffaele De Caterina, Antonella Zampolli, Serena Del Turco and Peter Libby -- 4. Angiogenesis in cardiovascular disease / Karen S. Moulton -- Pt. II. The endothelium and cardiovascular risk factors -- 5. VLDL and atherosclerosis / Jan Nilsson, Mikko P. S. Ares and Wolfgang Dichtl -- 6. High-density lipoprotein and atheroprotection / Brian Krause, Reynold Homan and Roger Newton -- 7. Advanced glycation endproducts and the accelerated atherosclerosis in diabetes / Giuseppina Basta, Ann Marie Schmidt and Raffaele De Caterina -- 8. Homocysteine and endothelial dysfunction / Rosalinda Madonna and Raffaele De Caterina -- 9. Lipoprotein(a) and the artery wall / Angelo M. Scanu and Marilena Formato -- 10. Oxidative stress and vascular disease / Dominik Behrendt and Peter Ganz -- 11. Infections and vascular disease / Amir Kol and Peter Libby -- Pt. III. Diagnostic tools and markers of endothelial functions -- 12. Endothelial vasodilatory dysfunction : basic concepts and practical implementation / Scott Kinlay and Peter Ganz -- 13. Endothelial vasodilatory dysfunction and risk factors in adults / Mark R. Adams and David S. Celermajer -- 14. Endothelial vasodilatory dysfunction in early life / Julian P. J. Halcox and John E. Deanfield -- 15. Endothelial vasodilatory dysfunction in hypertension / Umberto Campia and Julio A. Panza -- 16. Vascular function and diabetes mellitus / Mark A. Creager and Joshua A. Beckman -- 17. Dyslipidemia and endothelial dysfunction : pathophysiology and therapy / Todd J. Anderson and Francois Charbonneau -- 18. Soluble adhesion molecules as in vivo biohumoral markers of vascular cell activation / Jacopo Gianetti and Raffaele De Caterina -- Pt. IV. Endothelium-directed prevention and therapy -- 19. Hormone replacement therapy and cardiovascular disease / Tommaso Simoncini -- 20. Anti-atherogenic effects of omega-3 fatty acids / Antonella Zampolli, Erling Falk and Raffaele De Caterina -- 21. Treatment of endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis by cholesterol lowering / Masanori Aikawa and Peter Libby -- 22. Antioxidants and endothelial protection / Domenico Pratico -- 23. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers to reverse endothelial dysfunction / G. B. John Mancini and Sammy Y. Chan -- 24. PPARs in atherosclerosis / Ouliana Ziouzenkova, Nikolaus Marx, Peter Libby and Jorge Plutzky -- 25. Stem cells in atherosclerosis and atherosclerosis-related vascular disorders / Yong-Jian Geng and Rosalinda Madonna -- 26. Endothelium-targeted gene and cell-based therapy for cardiovascular disease / Luis G. Melo, Alok S. Pachori, Deling Kong, Massimiliano Gnecchi and Victor J. Dzau.

ISBN

• 1405122080 (hardcover)
• 9781405122085 (hardcover)

LCCN

2006020580

OCLC

• ocm70218021
• 70218021
• SCSB-5336484

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries