ABSTRACT

Since publication of the First Edition, advances in the diagnosis and prevention and treatment strategies of the vulnerable plaque have necessitated this greatly expanded second edition. With several new chapters covering mainly diagnostic and treatment options, The Handbook of the Vulnerable Plaque will remain the benchmark text for all interventi

part |2 pages

Section I Background epidemiology and pathology

part |2 pages

Section III Invasive imaging

chapter 17|12 pages

Optical coherence tomography

part |2 pages

Section IV Non-invasive imaging

part |2 pages

Section VI Local therapy

chapter 34|10 pages

Photodynamic therapy

chapter 35|8 pages

Stenting the vulnerable plaque

part |2 pages

Section VII Clinical management