Expanding Horizons in Atherosclerosis Research: To Gotthard Schettler on his 70th Birthday

Front Matter....Pages I-XXI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis: — Current Status....Pages 3-12
The Extracellular Matrix of the Vessel Wall, Its Role and Modification During the Atherosclerotic Process....Pages 13-22
Changing Views of the Morphology of Atherosclerosis....Pages 23-26
Atherosclerosis as a Recurrent Cycle of Inflammation and Repair....Pages 27-38
Non-Arterial Deposition of Lipids and Lipoproteins: Significance in Relation to Atherogenesis....Pages 39-51
On the Role of Lipoprotein Antibody Immune Complexes in Atherogenesis....Pages 52-58
Role of Different Agents Affecting Endothelial Cells in the Process of Atherosclerosis — In Vitro Examinations....Pages 59-69
On the Delayed Experimental Pathologic Involvement of Cerebral Arteries in Hypercholesterolemic Monkeys, Rabbits and Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats....Pages 70-75
Enzyme-Acylalcohol-Alcohol Interactions in the Arterial Wall....Pages 76-81
The Effect of Balloon De-Endothelialization on Arterial Enzymes and Metabolic Intermediates in Rabbits....Pages 82-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Coronary Heart Disease Epidemiology — Perspectives....Pages 89-95
Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease....Pages 96-101
Lipoproteins and Apolipoproteins in the Prediction of Coronary Artery Disease....Pages 102-113
Prevalence of Hyperlipidaemia in British Compared with North American Men....Pages 114-121
Low-Density Lipoprotein: Its Metabolic Determinants and Its Role in Coronary Heart Disease....Pages 122-125
Plasma Levels of Lipoproteins and Apolipoproteins in Octo- and Nonagenarians....Pages 126-131
Cholesteryl Ester Transfer, Lipoproteins, Hypertriglyceridemia, and Atherosclerosis....Pages 132-139
Importance of Hypertriglyceridemia as an Independent Risk Factor: Investigations with Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia and Familial Hypertriglyceridemia....Pages 140-146
The Plasma Lipoproteins in Hypertriglyceridemia as Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis....Pages 147-152
Myocardial Infarction in Women on Oral Contraceptives: Risk Factors and Mechanism....Pages 153-160
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Combined Oral Contraceptives: From Risk to Benefit?....Pages 161-164
Bile Acids, Lipoproteins, and Atherosclerosis....Pages 165-172
Metabolic Abnormalities in Cerebral and Peripheral Arteriosclerosis....Pages 173-179
Elastase-Type Enzymes and Their Relation to Blood Lipids and Atherosclerosis....Pages 180-186
DNA Polymorphism for the Genetic Analysis of Atherosclerosis....Pages 187-194
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Chylomicron Catabolism and Uptake by the Liver....Pages 197-203
Lipoprotein Lipase, Synthesis and Regulation....Pages 204-212
Structural and Clinical Aspects of the Plasma Phospholipid Subclasses....Pages 213-216
Irregular Working Hours and Lipid Levels in Men....Pages 217-224
Identification and Computer Modeling of Functional Domains in Plasma Apolipoproteins....Pages 225-235
New Perspectives in Human Apolipoprotein B Metabolism....Pages 236-241
Fish Eye Disease: Implications for the Understanding of Cardiovascular Disease and Plasma Lipoprotein Metabolism....Pages 242-248
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
Vascular Growth Factors and Atherogenesis in Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 251-259
Cholesterol Biosynthesis in Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 260-263
Effects of Diet Fat Composition on Serum Lipids and Lipoproteins in Patients with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 264-270
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
β 2 -Glycoprotein-I (Apolipoprotein H): Possible Role in Platelet Activation and Coagulation....Pages 273-280
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Changes in Diet, Serum Cholesterol, and Mortality from Coronary Heart Disease in Spain....Pages 283-285
Modified Fat Diets and Serum Lipoproteins....Pages 286-292
Essential Fatty Acids, Marine Oils, Olive Oil and Coronary Heart Disease....Pages 293-298
What Are the Alpha-Linolenic Acid Supplies to Be Recommended to the Normal Adult?....Pages 299-303
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Animal and Vegetable Protein Effects in Experimental Atherosclerosis....Pages 304-308
Food Proteins and Atherosclerosis....Pages 309-316
Cholesterol-Lowering and High-Density Lipoprotein-Raising Properties of Lecithinated Soy Proteins in Type II Hyperlipidemic Patients....Pages 317-320
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
From Theory to Practice: Community-Based Studies on the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease....Pages 323-328
Regression of Atherosclerosis in Man....Pages 329-337
Plasma Exchange and Its Development in the Treatment of Familial Hypercholesterolemia....Pages 338-344
The HELP System: A Novel Technique for the Extracorporeal Treatment of Familial Hypercholesterolemia....Pages 345-351
Plasma Exchange for Severe Forms of Familial Hypercholesterolemia: 10 Years’ (23 Patient Years’) Experience....Pages 352-358