Inflammatory and Infectious Basis of Atherosclerosis edited by Jay L. Mehta.

In the last ten years, major strides have been made in defining the presence and role of inflammation in atherosclerosis as well as in injury to the tissues that occurs after episodes of ischemia and reperfusion. In sixteen chapters, written by world-renowned individuals from different countries, th...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Mehta, Jay L. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2001.
Edition:	1st ed. 2001.
Series:	Progress in Inflammation Research, Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Infectious diseases. Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:	Loaded electronically. Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.

Table of Contents:

Atherosclerosis: an inflammatory disease
Inflammation in coronary atherosclerosis — pathological aspects
Pathology of acute coronary syndromes
Transplantation-associated arteriosclerosis and inflammation
Free radicals as mediators of inflammation in atherosclerosis
Myocardial reperfusion: a state of inflammation
LOX-1, a potential inflammatory mediator in atherosclerosis
Angiotensin II as a mediator of inflammation in atherosclerosis
Role of interleukins in relation to the renin-angiotensin-system in atherosclerosis
Heme oxygenase-1, inflammation and atherosclerosis
Lymphocyte activation in acute coronary syndromes
Role of infection in atherosclerosis and precipitation of acute cardiac events
C-reactive protein — a prognostic marker of inflammation in atherothrombosis
Inflammation as a marker of outcome in myocardial ischemia
Antibiotics in the prevention of coronary heart disease: review of the randomised trials
Fish oil — a potential therapy for inflammatory atherosclerosis.

Inflammatory and Infectious Basis of Atherosclerosis edited by Jay L. Mehta.

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