Second edition. Edited by Valentin Fuster, Eric J. Topol, and Elizabeth G. Nabel. 1636 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005. $149. ISBN 0-7817-3583-1.
Most of us walk around oblivious to the time bombs that lineour arteries. Indeed, atherosclerosis is, for the most part,a rather benign condition that affects, to some degree, virtuallyall the adult population both in developed countries and inmany developing countries. Many adults will die from other causesbefore atherosclerosis causes overt problems. If the plaqueis big enough and sitting in a coronary artery, it may impedeblood flow and cause symptoms of angina. But if it is small,the plaque will usually be asymptomatic until the moment itsupports thrombosis. The central role of thrombosis . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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