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Inflammatory atherosclerosis : characteristics of the injurious agent / Richard J. Frink.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Frink, Richard J. (Richard James), 1929-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coronary Artery Disease--etiology.
- Arteriosclerosis.
- Arteriosclerosis--Etiology.
- Thrombosis.
- Cardiovascular system--Diseases.
- Cardiovascular system.
- Coronary Disease.
- Myocardial Ischemia.
- Arterial Occlusive Diseases.
- Vascular Diseases.
- Heart Diseases.
- Cardiovascular Diseases.
- Disease.
- Coronary Artery Disease.
- Medical Subjects:
- Coronary Artery Disease--etiology.
- Coronary Disease.
- Arteriosclerosis.
- Myocardial Ischemia.
- Arterial Occlusive Diseases.
- Vascular Diseases.
- Heart Diseases.
- Cardiovascular Diseases.
- Disease.
- Coronary Artery Disease.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 111, [2] p. of plates ) ill. (chiefly col.) ;
- Place of Publication:
- Sacramento, Calif. : Heart Research Foundation, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- The beginnings. a multicentric disease
- The smooth muscle cell. the pivot in atherosclerosis
- Inflammation. a sign of active disease
- Atheromas are caseous abscesses
- Calcification: a physiologic defense
- Adventitia
- the ultimate defense
- Surface erosions
- Blind pockets and false channels
- Thrombosis and the injurious agent
- Chronic ulcerated plaques
- What is the injurious agent?
- The toxic atheroma
- Plaque toxins and clinical coronary syndromes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-104) and index.
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 0-9724816-0-5
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