TY - CHAP AU - Mohaddeseh Behjati AU - Iman Moradi ED - Angelo Squeri Y1 - 2012-03-16 PY - 2012 T1 - Acute Coronary Syndrome: Pathological Findings by Means of Electron Microscopy, Advance Imaging in Cardiology N2 - Coronary Artery disease is one of the leading causes of death in industrialized countries and is responsible for one out of every six deaths in the United States. Remarkably, coronary artery disease is also largely preventable. The biggest challenge in the next years is to reduce the incidence of coronary artery disease worldwide. A complete knowledge of the mechanisms responsible for the development of ischaemic heart disease is an essential prerequisite to a better management of this pathology improving prevention and therapy. This book has been written with the intention of providing new concepts about coronary artery disease pathogenesis that may link various aspects of the disease, going beyond the traditional risk factors. BT - Coronary Artery Disease SP - Ch. 7 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/29985 DO - 10.5772/29985 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-28 ER -