00 preface_ CORONARY ARTERY DISEASES......Page 1 Part 1 Coronary Artery Disease: Pathophysiology and Epidemiology......Page 13 01 Coronary Artery Disease and Oxidative Stress......Page 15 02 Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease Risk in a South European Population: A Case-Control Study......Page 37 Part 2 Coronary Artery Disease: Diagnostic Features......Page 53 03 Magnetocardiography in Unshielded Setting: Heart Electrical Image Based on 2-D and 3-D Data in Comparison with Perfusion Image Based on PET Results – Clinical Cases......Page 55 04 Quantitative Functional Assessment of Ischemic Patients by Cardiopulmonary Exercise and Recovery Indices......Page 71 05 LBBB: The ECG Patterns and Cardiac Function in Patients With and Without Coronary Artery Disease......Page 95 06 Characterization of Repolarization Alternans in the Coronary Artery Disease......Page 103 07 Relatioship Between Serum 7-Ketocholesterol Concentrations and Coronary Artery Disease......Page 123 08 Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein, Statin Therapy and Carotid Stenosis......Page 137 Part 3 Treatment for Coronary Artery Disease......Page 0 09 Evaluation of Anti-Ischemic Therapy in Coronary Artery Disease: A Review......Page 163 10 Coronary Arterial Drug-Eluting Stent: From Structure to Clinical......Page 209 11 Pursuing Candidate Stem Cells for Optimal Cardiac Regeneration in Patients Suffered from Acute Coronary Syndrome......Page 237 Part 4 Coronary Artery Disease and Comorbidities......Page 271 12 Impact of Thyroid Dysfunction on Natural Course of Coronary Artery Disease......Page 273 13 Coronary Artery Disease and Systemic Vasculitis: Case Report and Review......Page 293 14 Occupational Stress and Coronary Artery Disease......Page 313 15 Specific Features of Target Organ Damage in Patients with Arterial Hypertension and Coronary Artery Disease......Page 329 This book has "wide geography" both literally and figuratively. First of all, this book brings together contributions from around the world, both from post-industrial countries and developing world. This is natural, because coronary artery disease is becoming pandemic worldwide. CAD is the single most frequent cause of death in developed countries, causes about 1 in every 5 deaths. Mortality from cardiovascular disease is predicted to reach 23.4 million in 2030. Moreover, in the developing world, cardiovascular disease tends to affect people at a younger age and thus could negatively affect the workforce and economic productivity. The morbidity, mortality, and socioeconomic importance of CAD make its diagnosis and management fundamental for all practicing physicians. On another hand, the book widely represents "geography" of CAD itself, i.e. many various aspects of its pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment are touched in this book. This book does not pretend on complete and integral description of the Coronary artery disease. Rather, it contains selected issues on this complex multifactorial disease. Nevertheless, we hope that readers will find Coronary Artery Disease useful for clinical practice and further research
