Inflammatory and Infectious Basis of Atherosclerosis (Progress in Inflammation Research)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Birkhauser
Published: May 11, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9783764361549
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Pathology; Medical; Arteriosclerosis; Etiology; Medical / Nursing; Pathophysiology; Cardiology; Medical / General; Atherosclerosis; Inflammation; Mediators
First sentence: Cellular processes in atherogenesis with the exception of calcification and thrombotic events are principally no different to those found in chronic inflammatory-fibroproliferative diseases such as liver cirrhosis, rheumatoid arthritis, glomerulosclerosis, pulmonary fibrosis, or chronic pancreatitis [1].