Microvascular

This book provides new perspectives on the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Chapters cover atherosclerosis risk factors, the effect of growth and aging on vascular architecture, and the crucial role the microvasculature plays in atherosclerosis development. Microvascular dysfunction would explain why the well-known risk factors actually put individuals at higher risk. This pathomechanism would also hold true not only for obstructive atheroma formation but also for aneurysmal dilatation as well as for aortic and peripheral artery dissection. When seen through this lens, novel preventive and therapeutic opportunities can be envisioned.

In the past two decades a number of studies have shown that abnormalities in the function and structure of coronary microcirculation can be detected in several cardiovascular diseases.

by Shi-Ting Li (Editor), Jun Zhong (Editor), Raymond F. Sekula Jr. (Editor)
Provides MVD surgery in separate chapters in hemifacial spasm, trigeminal neuralgia, glossopharyngeal neuralgia
Introduces this surgery as an effective remedy for cranial nerve hyperexcitability disorders
Describes in detail critical steps of the process