An Introduction to Vascular Biology
From Basic Science to Clinical Practice
2nd Edition
Published on 2. December 2004
978-0-511-05683-3 (ISBN)
Description
Vascular biology is an exciting and rapidly advancing area of medical research, with many new and emerging pathophysiological links to an increasing number of diseases. This updated and expanded new edition takes full account of these developments and conveys the basic science underlying a wide range of clinical conditions including atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes, and pregnancy. As with the first edition, the publication provides an introductory account of vascular biology before leading on to explain mechanisms involved in disease processes. Other emerging topics include the role of nitric oxide and apoptosis in vascular biology. The breadth and range of subjects covered in this new edition do full justice to this increasingly important area of clinical research and medicine. This multidisciplinary approach will suit the needs of all those seeking to refresh their knowledge with the very latest advances from basic science through to clinical practice.
Reviews / Votes
'Beverley Hunt and her co-editors have succeeded in putting together a collection of varied chapters in which the underlying structural and functional abnormalities in blood vessels are described scientifically in the context of clinical disorders. Individual chapters are easy to read and should provide helpful guidance to clinicians and those interested in the pathophysiological basis of vascular medicine.' Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine Review of first edition '... it makes excellent reading ... for readers who are interested in gaining fundamental understanding of this critical area. I believe the book offers an excellent pathway towards this goal.' British Journal of Surgery Review of first edition 'It is well written, with the correct balance of figures, tables and text, and also well referenced ... I warmly recommend it.' Biomedical SciencesMore details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cambridge University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
25 Tables, unspecified; 30 Halftones, unspecified; 60 Line drawings, unspecified
File size
11,48 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-511-05683-3 (9780511056833)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Beverley J. Hunt | Lucilla Poston | Michael Schachter
An Introduction to Vascular Biology
From Basic Science to Clinical Practice
Book
07/2002
2nd Edition
Cambridge University Press
€119.00
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
Content
Part I. Basic Science: 1. Control of vascular smooth muscle contractility A. Hughes; 2. Vascular compliance Phillip Chowienczyk; 3. Flow-mediated responses L. Poston; 4. Neurohumoral regulation of vascular tone Kirsty M. McCulloch and J. C. McGrath; 5. Angiogenesis A. Halliday; 6. Apoptosis M. Bennett; 7. Wound healing N. L. Occleston and P. T. Khaw; Part II. Pathophysiology: Mechanisms and Imaging: 8. Genetics of cardiovascular disease M. J. Caulfield; 9. The endothelium in disease B. J. Hunt and J. M. Jurd; 10. Nitric oxide Patrick Vallance; 11. Imaging the vasculature Alan Moody; Part III. Clinical Practice: 12. Vascular biology in hypertension M. Schachter; 13. Atherosclerosis Peter Weissberg; 14. Aneurysms Janet Powell; 15. The vasculature in diabetes John Tooke; 16. The vasculitides Caroline Savage; 17. Pulmonary hypertension T. Higgenbottam; 18. The endothelium in transplantation M. Rose; 19. The vasculature in pregnancy L. Poston.
