About the Book
Despite being an important and rapidly evolving topic, this totally updated second edition, with 10 additional chapters, provides authoritative information for diagnosis and treatment. A comprehensive guide to understanding its many complexities and its role in interventional cardiology, Handbook of the Vulnerable Plaque:
* translates the ideas of the vulnerable plaque into clinical practice
* introduces the epidemiology, genetic determination, biology, and pathology of vulnerable plaques
* includes chapters on detection and diagnosis review biomarkers, MRI, intravascular thermography, intravascular ultrasound, and optical coherence tomography
* covers possible treatment options such as drug therapy, photodynamic therapy, and drug-eluting stents
* describes industry representation and device selection.
An instructional tool, this second edition is an important resource for honing diagnostic capabilities and providing prevention and treatment strategies to reduce the incidence of acute coronary syndrome, acute myocardial infarction, and sudden cardiac death.
Table of Contents:
Definition of the Vulnerable Plaque, J.E. Muller and P.R. MorenoPlatelets and Vulnerable Plaque, J.F. Viles-Gonzalez, V. Fuster, and J.J. BadimonPathology of the Vulnerable Plaque, R. Virmani, A. Burke, A. Farb, F.D. Kolodgie, A.V. Finn, and H. GoldGenetic Determinants of Vulnerable Plaque, W.C. HooperDiagnosis of the Vulnerable Plaque in the Catheterization Laboratory, J.A. Schaar, E. Regar, F. Saia, C.A. Arampatzis, A. Hoye, F. Mastik, R. Krams, C.J. Slager, F.J. Gijsen, J.J. Wentzel, P.J. de Feyter, A.F.W. van der Steen, and P.W. SerruysMRI and Other Non-invasive Diagnosis of the Atherothromboitic Plaque, K. Nikolaou, R.P. Choudhury, C.R. Becker, V. Fuster, and Z.A. FayadVulnerable Plaque: Detection Paradigms from Molecules in Peripheral Blood, A.G. Touchard, A. Bayes-Genis, J.R. Lesser, G. Sangiorgi, T.D. Henry, C.A. Conover, and R.S. SchwartzEmerging Animal Models of the Vulnerable Plaque, A.J. Carter and W. WeiIntravascular Thermography for the Detection of Vulnerable Plaque: Some Like it Hot! M. Madjid, M. Naghavi, S. Litovsky, S.W. Cassells, and J.T. WillersonOptical Coherence Tomography, E. Regar, J.A. Schaar, E. Mont, R. Virmani, and P.W. SerruysDiffuse Reflectance Near-Infrared Spectroscopy as a Clinical Technique to Detect High-Risk Atherosclerotic Plaques, P.R. Moreno, B.J. Marshik, and J.E. MillerIntravascular Ultrasound and Tissue Characterization, B.K. Courtney and P.J. FitzgeraldNon-invasive Visualization of Coronary Atherosclerosis with MultiSlice Computed Tomography, P.J. de Feyter, N. Mollet, K. Nieman, F. Cademartiri, P. Pattynama, and P.W. SerruysDrug Therapy for the Vulnerable Plaque, J.A. Ambrose and D.J. D'AgatePhotodynamic Therapy, R. WaksmanShould We Treat the Vulnerable Plaque with Drug-Eluting Stents W. Maier and B. MeierVolcano Therapeutics, M.P. MargolisRadio-Frequency Tissue Characterization and Virtual Histology, D.G. Vince, A. Nair, J.D. Klingensmith, B.D. Kuban, M.P. Margolis, and M. WainsteinVulnerable Plaque Detection Using Temperature Heterogeneity Measured with Imetrx Thermocoil Guidewire System, C. Rogers and M. WainsteinIntravascular Thermography Using the Thermacore Thermosense Catheter, S. Verheye, G. van Langenhove, R. Krams, and P.W. SurreysLightLab Imaging Optical Coherence Tomography, P. MagninMassachusetts General Hospital Optical Coherence Tomography System, M. Takano, B. Bouma, G.J. Tearney, and I.-K. JangpH as a marker of Plaque Activity: A Possible Technique for Detection of Vulnerable Plaque, T. Khan, B. Soller, S.W. Casscells, J. Willerson, and M. NaghaviIntravascular Elastography: From Idea to Technique, C.L. de Korte, J.A. Schaar, F. Mastik, P.W. Serruys, and A.F.W. van der Steen
About the Author :
Professor Serruys has written over 30 cardiology books
Review :
'... ground-breaking handbook ... offers a definitive study of this phenomenon.' - Electronic Review
'Handbook of the Vulnerable Plaque is the most comprehensive assessment available in the field. Small in size, it is printed on fine paper, is easy to read, and contains numerous illustrations of imaging scans and pathological specimens that are of the finest quality.' - James Goldstein M.D., New England Journal of Medicine, June 2005
