By Levon Michael Khachigian

Susceptible plaque improvement is the results of a fancy sequence of molecular and mobile occasions related to irritation, apoptosis, rupture, and thrombosis. an in depth knowing of the mechanisms underlying the advance of high-risk plaques, besides the power to imagine and diagnose those weak lesions, will result in the potent administration of acute coronary syndromes.
High-Risk Atherosclerotic Plaques: Mechanisms, Imaging, versions, and remedy brings jointly well timed, in-depth studies by way of popular overseas cardiologists and scientists. Chapters hide the definition, constitution, and mobile and molecular mechanisms of excessive danger plaque improvement, in addition to animal versions of susceptible plaque, plaque imaging, and present and destiny remedies. health workers speak about intravascular ultrasound, optimum coherence tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and coronary thermography. the ultimate bankruptcy experiences either present and destiny neighborhood and systematic suggestions for the healing administration of weak plaque.
Exploring all features of this first explanation for acute coronary syndromes, this informative booklet updates our wisdom at the detection and therapy of susceptible plaques. it's a helpful source which may vastly strengthen the growth in remedy and prevention.

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1 Plaque rupture or erosion may lead to coronary artery occlusion resulting in myocardial infarction or, if repaired successfully, plaque growth. 5). The fibrous cap overlying the lipid-rich core is rich in VSMCs and loss of these cells at the plaque shoulders may contribute to rupture via loss of mechanical integrity. 7,8 These particles are increased in patients with unstable coronary disease, and account for the vast proportion of the pro-coagulant activity of the plaque. However, the majority of apoptotic cells at the site of rupture are macrophages,9 implicating macrophage apoptosis in plaque rupture.

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