Chapter 37. Atherosclerosis: Risk Factors and Medical Management

  1. Rodney A. White MD1,
  2. Larry H. Hollier MD2
  1. Ralph G. DePalma,
  2. Virginia W. Hayes

Published Online: 4 OCT 2007

DOI: 10.1002/9780470987094.ch37

Book Title

Vascular Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Correlations, Second Edition

Vascular Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Correlations, Second Edition

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How to Cite

DePalma, R. G. and Hayes, V. W. (2007) Atherosclerosis: Risk Factors and Medical Management, in Vascular Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Correlations, Second Edition (eds R. A. White and L. H. Hollier), Blackwell Publishing, Malden, Massachusetts, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470987094.ch37

Editor Information

  1. 1

    Professor of Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California

  2. 2

    Dean, Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 4 OCT 2007
  2. Published Print: 15 MAR 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405122023

Online ISBN: 9780470987094

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Keywords:

  • atherosclerosis;
  • peripheral arterial disease (PAD);
  • hyperlipidemia;
  • diabetes;
  • fibrinogen and hemostatic factors

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Risk factors

  • Medical management: secondary prevention

  • New and experimental treatment strategies

  • Summary

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