TY - CHAP AU - Takashi Kubo AU - Takashi Akasaka ED - Ksenija PesĖŒek Y1 - 2011-10-05 PY - 2011 T1 - Identification of Vulnerable Plaques with Optical Coherence Tomography N2 - 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. BT - Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease SP - Ch. 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/21063 DO - 10.5772/21063 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -