Novel Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease
Fig. 3.1 Cardiovascular disease and other major causes of death for all males and females in the United States in 2006 (Source for data: NCHS and NHLBI. Reproduced with permission…
Atherosclerosis: Clinical Perspectives Through Imaging Carotid Intima-Media Thickness
Fig. 10.1 Hematoxylin and eosin staining of the arterial wall illustrating distinct histological layers of the intima (red arrow) and media (green arrow). The intima-media thickness, measured via ultrasound, is…
Factors Contributing to the Development of Atherosclerosis
Fig. 2.1 Potential pathways and mechanisms for cigarette smoking-mediated cardiovascular dysfunction. The bold boxes and arrows in the flow diagram represent the probable central mechanisms in the complex pathophysiology of…
Positron Emission Tomography: Imaging Inflammatory Atherosclerosis
Fig. 13.1 A positron and electron within close proximity within the atom of Fluroine-18 labeled deoxyglucose (18FDG) interact and are “annihilated,” resulting in the production of two gamma rays (photons),…
Insights into the Natural History of Atherosclerosis Progression
, Jacob Stephen2, Miranda C. A. Kramer3, Elena R. Ladich1, Frank D. Kolodgie1 and Renu Virmani1 (1) CVPath Institute, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD, USA (2) Department of Cardiology/Medicine, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences,…
Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein and Atherogenesis
Fig. 12.1 Sudan red stained aorta (left) of hyperlipidemic rabbit compared to radiograph of same after injection of 90 μCi 125I-MDA2 (right) (Reproduced with kind permission of Springer Science +…
Femoral Component and Cement Removal
Radiographic Evaluation The surgeon should, in most cases, be able preoperatively to accurately determine the stability of the stem being removed, based upon established radiographic criteria for the assessment of cemented2…
Operative Approaches
FIGURE 8-1. A: Radiograph of failed THA with marked protrusion. B: A transtrochanteric approach was necessary to facilitate safe hip dislocation and failed cup extraction. Intrapelvic migration of the acetabular component…
