"Coronary Artery Disease: Assessment, Surgery, Prevention" ed. by Kaan Kirali

This volume is dedicated to coronary artery atherosclerosis - the most common cardiac pathology, which is the primary cause of cardiac mortality.

Coronary artery stenosis usually involves the proximal portion of the larger epicardial coronary arteries, but diffuse coronary artery disease is also not rare.
Most of the patients with/without several comorbidities have asymptomatic atherosclerotic lesions in the coronary territory, and hence early assessment of coronary artery pathology is of utmost importance.
Coronary revascularization can be performed with different approaches according to the patients risk factors.
Preventive treatment of coronary artery disease should be the basic strategy for a healthy system.

Contents
Preface
1 Regadenoson — Overview of Applications in Cardiology
2 Noninvasive Imaging for the Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease
3 Non-Invasive Imaging of Coronary Artery Disease — The Expanding Role of Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography in the Management of Low- to Intermediate-Risk Patients and Dealing with Intermediate Stenosis
4 Optical Coherence Tomography for the Assessment of Coronary Plaque Vulnerability
5 Coronary CT Angiography and the Napkin-ring Sign Indicates High-Risk Atherosclerotic Lesions
6 Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
7 Surgical Treatment in Diffuse Coronary Artery Disease
8 Role and Rationale for Hybrid Coronary Artery Revascularization
9 Mechanical Complications of Myocardial Infarction
10 Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease – Pathophysiologic Insights and Therapeutic Implications
11 Obesity and Heart Diseases, a Worsened Epidemic in Recent Decades
12 Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease through Diet