The Vulnerable Plaque 2nd Edition by Waksman Ron, Patrick W Serruys, Johannes Schaar ISBN 9781841846217 184184621X

SECTION I

Definition and terminology of the vulnerable plaque

Pathology of the vulnerable plaque

The molecular basics of vulnerable plaque

Platelets and the vulnerable plaque

Role of metalloproteinases in the vulnerable plaque

Oxidative stress and the vulnerable plaque

Carotid vulnerable plaque

Psychological triggers for plaque rupture

Animal models of vulnerable plaque

SECTION II

Endothelial biomarkers of vulnerable plaque progression

Biomarkers

Epidemiology of lipoprotein- associated phospholipase A2

SECTION III

Angiography and the vulnerable plaque

Imaging the vulnerable plaque by ultrasound

Intravascular palpography for vulnerable plaque assessment

Diffuse reflectance near-infrared spectroscopy as a clinical technique to detect high-risk atherosclerotic plaques

Optical coherence tomography

Virtual histology

Shear stress and the vulnerable plaque

Vasa vasorum and vulnerable plaques

Intravascular magnetic resonance imaging

Intracoronary thermography: basic principles

Intracoronary thermography

SECTION IV

Targeted nanoparticle contrast agents for vascular molecular imaging and therapy

Nuclear imaging of the vulnerable plaque

Nanoparticle-based targeted

Multislice computed tomography coronary plaque imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging

SECTION V

Influenza vaccination as a strategy to prevent cardiovascular events

Vaccination: bedside

Immunomodulation of atherosclerosis

Multifocal coronary plaque instability: evidence for a systemic inflammatory process

Stem cell therapy in heart disease

SECTION VI

Photodynamic therapy

Stenting the vulnerable plaque

SECTION VII

PREVAIL* study

Regulatory issues of the Food and Drug Administration

Investing in vulnerable plaque

Index