Fundamental Principles -- Peripheral Arteries -- Peripheral Veins -- Shunts -- Extracranial Arteries Supplying the Brain -- Visceral and Retroperitoneal Vessels -- Penile and Scrotal Vessels.This comprehensive and up-to-date presentation of vascular ultrasound provides a detailed account of this diagnostic modality and the exciting expansion it has seen in recent years. The emphasis is on the c…
In-Vivo Techniques -- Anaesthesia (Inhalative or i.v. Narcosis) of Laboratory Animals -- Extracorporeal Circulation -- Open-chest Models of Acute Myocardial Ischemia and Reperfusion -- Models of Chronic Ischemia and Infarction -- Models on Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH) -- Experimental Models of Heart Failure -- In-Vivo Models of Arrhythmias: a Canine Model of Sudden Cardiac Death -- In-Viv…
Nanobiotechnology for Developing Microvascular Intervention -- Importance of the Villus Microcirculation for Intestinal Absorption of Glucose -- Oxygen Transport in the Microvessel Network -- Beating-Heart Microvascular Imaging by High-Speed Video Microscope and SPring-8 -- The Laser Hot Balloon Catheter: a New Approach to Treating Atheromatous Lesions -- Design and Modification of Nanoparticle…
Multidetector-Row CT Angiography: Evolution, Current Usage, Clinical Perspectives and Comparison with Other Imaging Modalities -- Multidetector-Row CT: Technical Principles -- Multidetector-Row CT: Image-Processing Techniques and Clinical Applications -- Contrast-Medium Administration -- CT Angiography in the Assessment of Intracranial Vessels -- Carotid Arteries -- Thoracic Aorta -- Multidetec…
Technical Background -- Unenhanced MR Angiography -- Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography: Theory and Technical Optimization -- Time-resolved MR Angiography -- Image Processing in Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography -- Contrast Agents -- Contrast Agents for MR Angiography: Current Status and Future Perspectives -- Head and Neck Vessels -- MR Angiography of Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Arteries -…
General Features of the Cardiovascular System -- Anatomy -- Cardiac Development -- Anatomy of the Thoracic Wall, Pulmonary Cavities, and Mediastinum -- Anatomy of the Human Heart -- Comparative Cardiac Anatomy -- The Coronary System and Associated Medical Devices -- The Pericardium -- Physiology and assessment -- Cardiac Myocytes -- The Cardiac Conduction System -- Autonomic Nervous System -- C…
Basic principles in physiological and pathophysiological angiogenesis -- How do endothelial cells orientate? -- New insights into intussusceptive angiogenesis -- Angiogenesis in the female reproductive system -- Arterialization, coronariogenesis and arteriogenesis -- Sprouting angiogenesis versus co-option in tumor angiogenesis -- Hormones and the neovascularization process: role of angiotensin…
Background -- The Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis -- Risk Factors for Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease -- Metabolic Syndrome: Therapeutic Considerations -- The Impact of Diet -- Physical Activity, Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases -- Fatty Acids and Atherosclerotic Risk -- Dietary Cholesterol, Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease -- Plant Sterols and Stanols -- Carbohydrates and Dietary…