Edhf The Complete Story - Michel Feletou

The Advances Made In Vascular Biology In The Last 25 Years Have Considerably Changed The Perception That One Could Have Of The Endothelial Cells. Once Considered As A Diffusion Barrier Preventing The Access Of The Blood Cells To The Vascular Matrix, The Endothelium Is Now Recognized As Playing A Major Role In The Control Of Blood Fluidity, Platelet Aggregation, And Vascular Tone, But Also In Immunology, Inflammation, Angiogenesis, And For Serving As A Metabolizing And An Endocrine Organ. -- From The Preface Cardiovascular Diseases, So Prevalent In The Western World During The Twentieth Century, Could Well Become The Scourge Of The Twenty-first Century In Emerging Countries As Well As The West.