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Edited by Joseph Loscalzo, Mark A. Creager, and Victor J. Dzau. 1211 pp,. illustrated. Boston, Little, Brown, 1992. $135. ISBN 0-316-53317-3.

The chief difference between this new book and other textbooks on the subject of vascular medicine is that the first 400 pages are devoted to an in-depth discussion of the biologic features of blood vessels and the pathophysiologic aspects of vascular disease. This material is well organized and well presented, with excellent references. To my knowledge, this is the first time that modern approaches to the cell biology of blood vessels have been comprehensively summarized for clinicians. In fact, the first several chapters should be required reading for any cardiologist performing invasive cardiologic procedures.

Chapter 1, on normal endothelial-cell physiology . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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