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Endothelial (dys)Function, Lipid Reduction and Balloon Angioplasty

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Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 197))

Abstract

The endothelium is an important anatomical structure which is present throughout the whole vascular system. This review will focus on the endothelial function of the coronary artery system, especially in relation to cholesterol reduction and percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). The review is divided into four parts; 1) endothelial function; 2) endothelial dysfunction; 3) restoring endothelial function by cholesterol reduction; and 4) endothelial (dys)function and PTCA.

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Mulder, H.J.G.H., Schalij, M.J. (1997). Endothelial (dys)Function, Lipid Reduction and Balloon Angioplasty. In: van der Wall, E.E., Cats, V.M., Baan, J. (eds) Vascular Medicine. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 197. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0037-0_6

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