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Author:   Udi Nussinovitch (Rambam Health Care Campus, affiliated to the Technion Institute of Technology, Israel)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Weight:   2.240kg
ISBN:  

9780128032671

ISBN 10:   0128032677
Pages:   766
Publication Date:   27 February 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I. Immune Medicated Cardiac Injury, Accelerated Atherosclerosis and the Study of Cardiac Involvements in Systemic Diseases 1. Pathophysiology of Autoimmunity and Immune-Mediated Mechanisms in Cardiovascular Diseases 2. Organ-Specific Autoimmune Myocardial Diseases: From Pathogenesis to Diagnosis and Management 3. Autoantibodies Directed Against G-Protein-Coupled Receptors in Cardiovascular Diseases: Basics and Diagnostics 4. Immune-Mediated Accelerated Atherosclerosis 5. A Study of Cardiac Function, Atherosclerosis, and Arrhythmogenicity Part II. Cardiac Manifestations of Inflammatory Arthritis 6. Rheumatoid Arthritis 7. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis 8. Spondyloarthritides: Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Reactive Arthritis 9. Polymyalgia Rheumatica Part III. Cardiac Involvement in Autoimmune and Connective Tissue Diseases 10. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 11. Neonatal Lupus 12. Sjögren’s Syndrome 13. Systemic Sclerosis 14. Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis Part IV. Cardiac Manifestations Crystal-Induced Arthritis 15. Gout Part V. Cardiac Manifestations of Large Vessel Vasculitides 16. Giant Cell Arteritis 17. Takayasu’s Arteritis Part VI. Cardiac Manifestations of Medium Vessel Vasculitides 18. Polyarteritis Nodosa 19. Kawasaki Disease Part VII. Cardiac Manifestations of Small Vessel Vasculitides 20. ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Microscopic Polyangiitis, Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Churg–Strauss Syndrome) and Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Wegener’s Granulomatosis) Part VIII. Cardiac Manifestations of Variable Vessel Vasculitides 21. Behçet’s Disease Part IX. Post-Infectious Autoimmune Cardiac Diseases 22. Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease 23. Chagas Cardiomyopathy Part X. Autoinflammation 24. Familial Mediterranean Fever Part XI. Therapeutic Approaches: Mechanisms of Action and Cardiac Effects 25. Desirable and Adverse Effects of Antiinflammatory Agents on the Heart 26. The Effects of Immunosuppressive and Cytotoxic Drugs on the Heart 27. Autoantibody-Directed Therapy in Cardiovascular Diseases 28. Cardiac Immunomodulation

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...provides a comprehensive and detailed description of the numerous methods in which the cardiovascular system may be involved...a valuable textbook providing useful information to readers with varying degrees of expertise. It is a welcome addition to the library of clinicians and scientist interested in this field. --European Journal of Rheumatology

Author Information

Udi Nussinovitch, MD, PhD has mainly dedicated his research to cardiac autoimmunity and autoinflammation, cardiac manifestations of systemic diseases, cell- and gene-based cardiac therapies, and the modulation of the cardiac electrophysiologic substrate for therapeutic purposes. He has published articles in leading rheumatologic and cardiovascular journals. He has also published several chapters in scientific textbooks, mostly dealing with cardiac autoimmunity. Dr Nussinovitch has been the recipient of several awards and serves as a reviewer for prestigious rheumatologic and cardiac journals. Dr Nussinovitch carries out his clinical work at the Rambam Healthcare Campus, a tertiary medical facility and leading referral center in northern Israel, academically affiliated to the Technion Institute of Technology, Israel.

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