Diseases of the Arterial Wall

I Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Normal Arterial Wall.- 1 Endothelial and Smooth-Muscle Cells.- 2 Extracellular Matrix of the Arterial Vessel Wall.- 3 Organogenesis of the Arterial Wall.- 4 Age-Related Morphological Changes of the Arterial Wall.- 5 Effects of “Ageing” on Arterial Cells In Vitro.- 6 Structural Modifications of the Arterial Wall in Hypertension.- 7 Adrenergic and Non-adrenergic Neural Control of the Arterial Wall.- 8 The Arterial Wall and the Haemostatic Process.- 9 The Vascular Wall and Hormonal Control of Vasomotor Function.- II Pathophysiology of Experimental and Human Atherosclerosis.- 10 The Lesions of Atherosclerosis.- 11 Atherosclerosis: Cellular Aspects.- 12 Extracellular Matrix Changes in Atherosclerosis.- 13 Lipid Accumulation in the Vessel Wall.- 14 Role of Platelets in Atherosclerosis and its Complications.- 15 Mechanical Factors in the Pathogenesis, Localization and Evolution of Atherosclerotic Plaques.- 16 Progression, Topographical Aspects and Regression of Atherosclerosis.- III Management of Patients with Atherosclerosis.- 17 A Pharmacological Approach to Degenerative Alterations of Arterial Walls.- 18 The Arterial Wall: Relationships Between Haemodynamic and Structural Aspects in Man.- 19 The Epidemiology of Atherosclerosis.- 20 Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis: A Clinician’s Pragmatic Appraisal.- 21 Diagnostic Principles and Therapeutic Management of Patients with Atherosclerosis.- IV The Arterial Wall in Diabetes.- 22 Clinical and Physiopathological Features in Diabetic Vascular Disease.- 23 Diabetic Retinopathy.- 24 Diabetic Nephropathy.- 25 Vascular Connective Matrices and Haemostasis in Diabetic Angiopathy.- V Inflammatory Diseases of the Arterial Wall.- 26 Immunological Processes in the Vascular Wall.- 27 The VasculitisSyndromes in Small- and Medium-Sized Vessels.- 28 The Vasculitis Syndromes in Aorta and Large Arteries.- VI Arteriopathies of Diverse Origin.- 29 Fibromuscular Arterial Dysplasias Pathological Aspects and Current Concepts.- 30 Cardiovascular Alterations in Inherited Connective Tissue Disorders.- 31 Aneurysms and Arterial Dissections.- 32 Traumatic Arterial Disease.- 33 Perioperative Arterial Changes.- VII Pathology of the Pulmonary Arteries.- 34 Pulmonary Vasculitides.- 35 Pulmonary Hypertension.- VIII Angiodysplasias, Tumours and Tumour-like Lesions of the Blood Vessels.- 36 Arteriovenous Malformations and Arterial Dysplasias.- 37 Tumours and Tumour-like Lesions.- 38 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Principles in Angiodysplasia.