Peripheral Arterial Disease (Contemporary Cardiology)
Contributors: Jay D. Coffman (Editor); Robert T. Eberhardt (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: October 7, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9781588290526
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Diseases & disorders; Peripheral Vascular Diseases; Vascular Disease; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Cardiology; Medical / Cardiology; Arteries; Diseases; diagnosis
First sentence: The World Health Organization defines atherosclerosis as a chronic vascular disease of medium and large arteries that includes thickening and remodeling of the vessel wall leading to reduction or obstruction of blood flow through plaque formation and thrombosis (1).