*Edited by Ksenija Pešek*

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are still one of the leading causes of death in the world. The book Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease is a contribution to the application of new knowledge in the area of cardiovascular diseases. The book comprises six chapters divided in three subsections, starting with the General Considerations of Cardiovascular Disease, through Diagnostic Techniques, and Specific Therapy.

ISBN 978-953-307-695-9

Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

Photo by man\_at\_mouse / iStock

## Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

*Edited by Ksenija Pešek*

**ATHEROSCLEROTIC** 

Edited by **Ksenija Pešek**

**INTECHOPEN.COM**

**CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE** 

## **ATHEROSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE**

Edited by **Ksenija Pešek**

**INTECHOPEN.COM**

http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/711 Edited by Ksenija Pešek

#### **Contributors**

Madhu Khullar, Bindu Hooda, Ajay Bahl, Takashi Kubo, Takashi Akasaka, Giulio Pompilio, Marco Gennari, Beatrice Bassetti, Janusz H. Hieronim Skalski, Milton Alcaino, Denisse Lama, Ksenija Pesek, Sinisa Roginic

#### **© The Editor(s) and the Author(s) 2011**

The moral rights of the and the author(s) have been asserted.

All rights to the book as a whole are reserved by INTECH. The book as a whole (compilation) cannot be reproduced, distributed or used for commercial or non-commercial purposes without INTECH's written permission. Enquiries concerning the use of the book should be directed to INTECH rights and permissions department (permissions@intechopen.com).

Violations are liable to prosecution under the governing Copyright Law.

Individual chapters of this publication are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License which permits commercial use, distribution and reproduction of the individual chapters, provided the original author(s) and source publication are appropriately acknowledged. If so indicated, certain images may not be included under the Creative Commons license. In such cases users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. More details and guidelines concerning content reuse and adaptation can be foundat http://www.intechopen.com/copyright-policy.html.

#### **Notice**

Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials, instructions, methods or ideas contained in the book.

First published in Croatia, 2011 by INTECH d.o.o. eBook (PDF) Published by IN TECH d.o.o. Place and year of publication of eBook (PDF): Rijeka, 2019. IntechOpen is the global imprint of IN TECH d.o.o. Printed in Croatia

Legal deposit, Croatia: National and University Library in Zagreb

Additional hard and PDF copies can be obtained from orders@intechopen.com

Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Edited by Ksenija Pešek p. cm. ISBN 978-953-307-695-9 eBook (PDF) ISBN 978-953-51-6514-9
