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The heart in rheumatic, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases : pathophysiology, clinical aspects and therapeutic approaches /
This book examines the complex mechanisms of autoimmune rheumatic conditions relating to cardiac diseases from a pathophysiological and clinical point of view. It addresses the increased risk that advanced atherosclerosis plays and its pivotal role in the development of cardiac diseases in systemic,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, United Kingdom :
Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; THE HEART IN RHEUMATIC, AUTOIMMUNEAND INFLAMMATORY DISEASES; Dedication; THE HEART IN RHEUMATIC, AUTOIMMUNE ANDINFLAMMATORY DISEASES: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLINICAL ASPECTS; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; About the Editor; Preface; Acknowledgments; I
- IMMUNE MEDICATED CARDIAC INJURY, ACCELERATED ATHEROSCLEROSIS ANDTHE STUDY OF CARDIAC INVOLVEMENTS IN SYSTEMIC DISEASES; 1
- Pathophysiology of Autoimmunity and Immune-Mediated Mechanisms in Cardiovascular Diseases; 1. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF AUTOIMMUNITY; 1.1 Etiology of Autoimmunity; 1.1.1 Environmental Factors.
- 1.1.2 Infectious Agents1.1.3 Hormonal Associations; 1.1.4 Psychological Effectors; 1.2 Complement System and Autoimmunity; 1.2.1 Complement Compound Deficiency and Autoimmunity; 1.2.2 Impaired Function of Regulatory Proteins of the Complement System; 1.2.2.1 CD55; 1.2.2.2 CD59; 1.2.2.3 CD46; 1.2.2.4 Crry; 1.2.2.5 C1-INH; 1.3 Autoantibodies and Autoantigens; 1.4 T helper Balance and Autoimmunity; 1.5 Diagnostic Criteria for Immune-Mediated Diseases; 2. IMMUNE-MEDIATED MECHANISMS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; 2.1 Systemic Inflammation and the Vascular Wall.
- 2.1 Pathogenesis of Organ-Specific Autoimmune Myocarditis/Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy3. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF MYOCARDITIS; 3.1 Electrocardiography (ECG) and Echocardiography; 3.2 Nuclear Techniques and Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging; 3.3 Clinically Suspected Myocarditis: 2013 ESC Task Force Criteria; 3.4 Definite (Biopsy-Proven) Myocarditis: 2013 ESC Task Force Criteria; 3.5 Inflammatory Diagnostic Markers; 3.6 Troponins and Natriuretic Peptides; 3.7 Viral Serology; 3.8 Serum Cardiac Autoantibodies (AABs): Diagnostic and Clinical Relevance; 4. SPECIFIC AABS TESTS.