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Edited by Anton N. Sidawy, Bauer E. Sumpio, and Ralph G. DePalma. 904 pp., illustrated. Armonk, N.Y., Futura, 1997. $175. ISBN 0-87993-627-4.

There has been a revolution in the understanding of the pathophysiology of vascular disease — the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the western world. Emphasis has shifted from anatomy and physiology toward cellular and molecular mechanisms that operate in normal vascular homeostasis and become deranged in disease. In The Basic Science of Vascular Disease, three eminent surgeons attempt a comprehensive review of recent advances, particularly in the area of molecular biology, while at the same time satisfying the curiosity of the clinician. This is an ambitious goal given the wealth of new information and the breadth of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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