Pharmacotherapy in Aortic Disease
This book is driven by the considerable progress made by novel imaging techniques in understanding the pathophysiology and evolution of aortic disease and its diagnosis. Despite the lack of symptoms in stable conditions, most aortic diseases have a high m
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Arturo Evangelista Christoph A. Nienaber Editors
Pharmacotherapy in Aortic Disease
Current Cardiovascular Therapy
Arturo Evangelista Christoph A. Nienaber Editors
Juan Carlos Kaski Series Editor
Pharmacotherapy in Aortic Disease
Editors
Arturo Evangelista, MD, FESC Imaging Cardiac Department Aortic Diseases Unit Vall d’hebrón University Hospital Barcelona Spain
Christoph A. Nienaber, MD, PhD Heart Center Rostock Rostock School of Medicine University Hospital Rostock Rostock Germany
ISBN 978-3-319-09554-7 ISBN 978-3-319-09555-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-09555-4 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014956265 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher's location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
Aortic diseases have classically been studied from a surgical point of view. Recently, considerable progress has been made in their diagnosis and understanding of their pathophysiology and evolution, mainly due to advent of imaging techniques. Despite the lack of symptoms in stable conditions, most aortic diseases have a high morbidity and mortality. In advanced phase of the disease, new therapeutic strategies such as endovascular treatment or surgical techniques have appeared to improve
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