1st Edition
The Aorta Structure, Function, Dysfunction and Diseases
Historical perspectives: the aorta in time
Charles F Wooley and Mark E Silverman
The aorta: embryology, anatomy, and pathology
Siew Yen Ho and Mary N Sheppard
Basic concepts and regulation of aortic function
Junichiro Hashimoto and Michael F O’Rourke
Aorta–aortic valve interrelationships
Charles F Wooley, Elizabeth A Sparks, and Harisios Boudoulas
Aorta–peripheral arteries interrelationships
Junichiro Hashimoto and Michael F O’Rourke
Aortic function: methods of evaluation
Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Konstantinos Aznaouridis, Christodoulos Stefanadis, and Harisios Boudoulas
Aortic function in pregnancy
Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Manolis Vavouranakis, Harisios Boudoulas, and Christodoulos Stefanadis
Aging and aortic function
Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos Alexopoulos, Harisios Boudoulas, and Christodoulos Stefanadis
Aortic and carotid function as a predictor of cardiovascular outcomes
Michael E Safar and Jacques Blacher
Aortic pain
Charles F Wooley, Eliazbeth A Sparks, and Harisios Boudoulas
Aortic function in coronary artery disease
Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos Alexopoulos, Harisios Boudoulas, and Christodoulos Stefanadis
Aortic function in end-stage renal disease, diabetes mellitus, and arterial hypertension
John Lekakis
Aortic function in congenital heart disease
Stella Brili, Michael Gatzoulis, Christodoulos Stefanadis, and Harisios Boudoulas
Aortic function in beta-thalassemia major
Dimitrios A Stakos, Dimitrios Margaritis, Dimitrios N Tziakas, and Harisios Boudoulas
Heritable connective tissue disorders: the molecular basis for aortopathy. The Marfan syndrome,
annuloaortic ectasia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, polycystic kidney disease, and miscellaneous
Elizabeth A Sparks, Harisios Boudoulas, and Charles F Wooley
Inflammation and aortic function
Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Panagiota Pietri, and Christodoulos Stefanadis
Inflammation and aortic valve disease
Konstantinos Toutouzas, Eleftherios Tsiamis, Elli Stefanadi, Harisios Boudoulas, Magdi Yacoub, and
Christodoulos Stefanadis
Atherosclerosis: aortic wall thickness and atherosclerotic plaques
Constantina Aggeli, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Harisios Boudoulas and Christodoulos Stefanadis
Aortic function: modification with non-pharmacologic means
Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Nikolaos Alexopoulos, and Christodoulos Stefanadis
Aortic function: modification with pharmacologic agents
Filippos Triposkiadis
Echocardiography
Petros Nihoyannopoulos
Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography
Subha V Raman and Vincent E Brinkman
Catheter angiography
Achilles Chatziioannou and Lambros Vlachos
Intramural hematoma and atherosclerotic ulcer
Ana García-Lopez and José L Zamorano
Triggers of aortic dissection
Marina Feldman and John A Elefteriades
Thoracic aortic aneurysm: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and
management
Chris K Rokkas and Constantine E Anagnostopoulos
Abdominal aortic aneurysm: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and
management
Christos D Liapis and John D Kakisis
Endovascular therapy of aortic diseases
Chris Klonaris, Athanasios Katsargyris, and Elias Bastounis
Trauma of the thoracic aorta
John D Symbas and Panagiotis N Symbas
Concluding remarks and future directions
Harisios Boudoulas and Christodoulos Stefanadis
Index
Historical perspectives: the aorta in time
. The aorta: embryology, anatomy, and pathology. Basic concepts and regulation of aortic function. Aorta–aortic valve interrelationships. Aorta–peripheral arteries interrelationships. Aortic function: methods of evaluation. Aortic function in pregnancy. Aging and aortic function. Aortic and carotid function as a predictor of cardiovascular outcomes. Aortic pain. Aortic function in coronary artery disease. Aortic function in end-stage renal disease, diabetes mellitus, and arterial hypertension. Aortic function in congenital heart disease. Aortic function in beta-thalassemia major. Heritable connective tissue disorders: the molecular basis for aortopathy. The Marfan syndrome, annuloaortic ectasia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, polycystic kidney disease, and miscellaneous. Inflammation and aortic function. Inflammation and aortic valve disease. Atherosclerosis: aortic wall thickness and atherosclerotic plaques. Aortic function: modification with non-pharmacologic means. Aortic function: modification with pharmacologic agents. Echocardiography. Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography. Catheter angiography. Intramural hematoma and atherosclerotic ulcer. Triggers of aortic dissection. Thoracic aortic aneurysm: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and. management. Abdominal aortic aneurysm: pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and. management. Endovascular therapy of aortic diseases. Trauma of the thoracic aorta. Concluding remarks and future directions. Index.Biography
HARISIOS BOUDOULAS is Professor of Medicine/Cardiology (emeritus), The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Dr. Boudoulas is also Director of the Clinical Research Center and President of the Scientific Council of the Biomedical Research Foundation at the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
CHRISTODOULOS STEFANADIS is Professor of Cardiology and President of the Medical School, The University of Athens, Athens, Greece. In addition, Dr. Stefanadis is Director of the First Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, Athens, Greece.
