Cardiovascular Pathology – New Informations

Czech version

Authors: I. Šteiner
Authors‘ workplace: Hradec Králové ; Fingerlandův ústav patologie Lékařské fakulty UK a Fakultní nemocnice
Published in: Čes.-slov. Patol., 43, 2007, No. 1, p. 5-11
Category: Reviews Article

Overview

Presented is a review of important new informations in the field of cardiovascular pathology. The particular items discussed are hypertension (new definition and classification), etiopathogenesis of atherosclerosis, ischemic heart disease (unstable plaque; acute coronary syndrome; advances in therapy), valvular diseases (changing spectrum; calcific aortic stenosis; mitral valve prolapse), cardiomyopathies (new definition; etiology), infective endocarditis (changing pattern), senile heart diseases, and endomyocardial biopsy.

Key words:
hypertension – atherosclerosis – ischemic heart disease – valvular diseases – cardiomyopathies – infective endocarditis – senile heart diseases – endomyocardial biopsy

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Czecho-Slovak Pathology

2007 Issue 1