Research Catalog

Title

The aorta : structure, function, dysfunction, and diseases / edited by Harisios Boudoulas, Christodoulos Stefanadis.

Publication

New York, NY : Informa Healthcare, [2009], ©2009.

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Additional Authors

• Boudoulas, Harisios.
• Stefanadis, Christodoulos.

Description

xi, 259 pages : illustrations (some color); 30 cm

Subjects

• Aortic Diseases
• Aorta > Pathophysiology
• Aorta > Diseases

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Historical Perspectives: the aorta in time / Charles F. Wooley and Mark E. Silverman -- 2. The aorta: embryology, anatomy, and pathology / Siew Yen Ho and Mary N. Sheppard -- 3. Basic concepts and regulation of aortic function / Junichiro Hashimoto and Michael F. O'Rourke -- 4. Aorta - aortic valve interrelationships / Charles F. Wooley, Elizabeth A. Sparks and Harisios Boudoulas -- 5. Aorta - peripheral arteries interrelationships / Junichiro Hashimoto and Michael F. O'Rourke -- 6. Aortic Function: methods of evaluation / Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Konstantinos Aznaouridis, Christodoulos Stefanadis and Harisios Boudoulas -- 7. Aortic Function in pregnancy / Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Manolis Vavouranakis, Harisios Boudoulas and Christodoulos Stefanadis -- 8. Aging and aortic function / Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos Alexopoulos, Harisios Boudoulas and Christodoulos Stefanadis -- 9. Aortic and carotid function as a predictor of cardiovascular outcomes / Michael E. Safar and Jacques Blacher -- 10. Aortic pain / Charles F. Wooley, Elizabeth A. Sparks and Harisios Boudoulas -- 11. Aortic function in coronary artery disease / Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos Alexopoulos, Harisios Boudoulas and Christodoulos Stefanadis -- 12. Aortic function in end-stage renal disease, diabetes mellitus, and arterial hypertension / John Lekakis -- 13. Aortic function in congenital heart disease / Stella Brili, Michael Gatzoulis, Dimitrios N. Tziakas and Harisios Boudoulas -- 14. Aortic function in beta-thalassemia major / Dimitrios A. Stakos, Dimitrios Margaritis, Dimitrios N. Tziakas and Harisios Boudoulas -- 15. Heritable connective tissue disorders: the molecular basis for aortopathy. The Marfan syndrome, annuloaortic ectasia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, polycystic kidney disease, and miscellaneous / Elizabeth A. Sparks, Harisios Boudoulas and Charles F. Wooley -- 16. Inflammation and aortic function / Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Pangiota Pietri and Christodoulos Stefanadis -- 17. Inflammation and aortic valve disease / Konstantinos Toutouzas, Eleftherios Tsiamis, Elli Stefanadi, Harisios Boudoulas, Magdi Yacoub and Christodoulos Stefanadis -- 18. Atherosclerosis: aortic wall thickness and atherosclerotic plaques / Constantina Aggeli, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Harisios Boudoulas and Christodoulos Stefanadis -- 19. Aortic function: modification with non-pharmacologic means / Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos Alexopoulos and Christodoulos Stefanadis -- 20. Aortic function: modification with pharmacologic agents / Filippos Tripeskiadis -- 21. Echocardiography / Petros Nihoyannopoulos -- 22. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography / Subha V. Raman and Vincent E. Brinkman -- 23. Catheter angiography / Achilles Chatziioannou and Lambros Vlachos -- 24. Intramural hematoma and atherosclerotic ulcer / Ana Garcia-Lopez and Jose L. Zamorano -- 25. Triggers of aortic dissection / Marina Feldman and John A. Elefieriades -- 26. Thoracic aortic aneurysm: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and management / Chris K. Rokkas and Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos -- 27. Abdominal aortic aneurysm: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and management / Christos D. Liapis and John D. Kakisis -- 28. Endovascular therapy of aortic diseases / Chris Klonaris, Athanasios Kanargyris and Elias Bastounis -- 29. Trauma of the thoracic aorta / John D. Symbas and Panagiotis N. Symbas -- 30. Concluding remarks and future directions / Harisios Boudoulas and Christodoulos Stefanadis.

ISBN

• 9781841845913 (hb : alk. paper)
• 1841845914 (hb : alk. paper)

LCCN

2008039028

OCLC

• ocn247962777
• 247962777
• SCSB-5448835

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries