Atherosclerosis
Pathology of the Vasculature in Live Patients
Published in March 1999
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-0-7020-1927-2 (ISBN)
Description
This superb reference is the first comprehensive work to detail vascular pathology studied exclusively in live patients. All specimens discussed are organised according to the pathologic entities that they represent, such as restenosis lesions, unstable plaques responsible for acute myocardial infarction, the pathology of vein grafts and prosthetic grafts, as well as specific pathologic entities - such as apoptosis in the vascular wall. Features: * over 200 unique colour specimens * first volume with this number of atherectomy specimens * clinical correlations * highly respected author, Jeffrey M Isner MD * new information on early development of lesions
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
200 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 281 mm
Width: 222 mm
Weight
790 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7020-1927-2 (9780702019272)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Tissue handling and preservation; primary atherosclerosis lesions; restenosis lesions; multiple restenosis lesions; multiple lesion sites; comparison of primary and restenosis lesions; tissue culture; cell composition and proliferation; apoptosis; matrix proteins; gene expression; microangiogenesis; impact of devices; subintimal resection; unstable angina.