Main description:

Vascular injury is initiated by oxidant injury to the vessel wall. This volume is organized around the role of oxidant damage in this disease process and provides a collection of the most recent studies, representing various disciplines that can serve as the basis for further improvements in our understanding and control of cardiovascular and cerebral vascular disease.

Contents:

The Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis and Plaque Instability.- Epidemiological Studies on Atherosclerosis: The Role of the Mediterranean Diet in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.- Interventional Trials of Antioxidants.- Oxidative Stress in Arterial Hypertension: Oxidative Stress and Hypertension.- Lipids, Oxidation, and Cardiovascular Disease.- Nuclear Receptors in the Control of Lipid Metabolism.- Diabetes and Oxidant Stress.- Molecular Mechanisms of Environmental Atherogenesis.- The Role of Glutathione Pathways in the Prevention of Atherosclerosis.