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1 online resource (626) |
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Front Cover; New Approaches to Aortic Diseases from Valve to Abdominal Bifurcation; Dedication; New Approaches to Aortic Diseases from Valve to Abdominal Bifurcation; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 -- Overview; 1 -- Aging Aortaâ#x80;#x94;Cellular Mechanisms; AGING AND STIFFNESS AORTA; INTIMAâ#x80;#x93;ENDOTHELIAL SENESCENCE; INTIMA AND MEDIAâ#x80;#x94;APOPTOSIS; INTIMAâ#x80;#x93;EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX AND MMPS ROLES; MEDIAâ#x80;#x93;VSMCS; MEDIAâ#x80;#x93;ELASTIN/COLLAGEN RATIO; MEDIA INFLAMMATION; TELOMERE LENGTHâ#x80;#x94;A BIOMARKER OF AORTA AGING; ATHEROGENESIS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; FURTHER READING |
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2 -- Endothelial Dysfunction in Aortic AneurysmOVERVIEW; OXIDATIVE STRESS; GRAFT ENDOTHELIALIZATION; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 3 -- Histology of Aortic Disease and Progression of Aortic Dissection From Acute to Chronic; INTRODUCTION; NORMAL HISTOLOGY OF THE AORTA; HISTOLOGY OF AORTIC ANEURYSM AND DISSECTION; HISTOLOGY OF THE TRANSITION FROM ACUTE TO CHRONIC DISSECTION; MACROSCOPIC CHANGES OF THE TRANSITION FROM ACUTE TO CHRONIC DISSECTION; Stanford Type B Dissections; Expansion of the Dissected Aorta; Progression of the Dissection; False Lumen Patency; Intimal Flap Architecture and Its Dynamics |
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Stanford Type A DissectionFalse Lumen Patency; REFERENCES; 4 -- The Pathogenesis of Aortic Valvular Disease; PATHOGENESIS OF AORTIC STENOSIS; The Inflammatory Process; The Lipoprotein Anomalies; The Activation of Reninâ#x80;#x93;Angiotensin System; Calcification in Aortic Stenosis; AORTIC REGURGITATION; REFERENCES; 5 -- Aortic Root Pathologies; INTRODUCTION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HISTOPATHOLOGIC CHANGES; AORTIC ROOT PATHOLOGIES; Aging; Aneurysm; Poststenotic Dilatation; Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm With/Without Rupture; Pseudoaneurysm; Dilatation Associated With Congenital Heart Diseases |
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Aortic Root AbscessAorto-Left Ventricular Tunnel; Porcelain Aorta; Supravalvular Stenosis; Aortic Dissection; REFERENCES; 6 -- Cellular Mechanisms of Ascending Aortic Aneurysms; STRUCTURE, SIZE, AND LOCATION OF AORTA; DIAGNOSIS AND RISK FACTORS OF ASCENDING AORTIC ANEURYSM; CHARACTERIZATION OF ASCENDING AORTIC ANEURYSMS; CELLULAR MECHANISMS OF ASCENDING AORTIC ANEURYSM; Endothelial Cells; Smooth Muscle Cells; Fibroblasts; Immune Cells; Elastin; Collagen; Microfibrils and Fibrillin; Fibulin; ADDITIONAL FACTORS INVOLVED IN ASCENDING AORTIC ANEURYSM |
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POTENTIAL DRUG TREATMENTS FOR ASCENDING AORTIC ANEURYSMSUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 7 -- Mathematical Modeling of Aortic Aneurysm Progression; INTRODUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PETRI NETâ#x80;#x93;BASED MODEL OF AORTIC ANEURYSM PROGRESSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 8 -- Genetic Basis of Aortic Disease; SYNDROMIC THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSMS AND DISSECTIONS; Marfan Syndrome; Genetic Basis and Molecular Mechanisms; Loeysâ#x80;#x93;Dietz Syndrome; Genetic Basis and Molecular Mechanisms; Ehlersâ#x80;#x93;Danlos Syndromes; Genetic Basis and Molecular Mechanisms |
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Print version record |
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Aorta -- Diseases.
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Aorta -- Diseases -- Diagnosis.
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Treatment.
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Aortic Diseases
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Aorta -- Diseases
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Aorta -- Diseases -- Diagnosis
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Treatment
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Electronic book
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0128099801 |
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9780128099803 |
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