There is no doubt that advances have been made in reducing the morbidity and mortality of coronary artery disease (CAD) through a focus on treating late manifestations of disease. The new area of scientific excitement examines one of the early manifestations of CAD - endothelial dysfunction.
This lecture material explores the following:
It is an exciting slide set that addresses not only the insults to the endothelium that may produce dysfunction but also discusses data from recent clinical trials that are pushing forward the boundaries of modern cardiovascular medicine. CU1.pdf (0.7MB)