Antonio M. Gotto

IntroductionThe Second Edition of Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Lipid Disorders contains several important changes from the previous edition, which was published in 1999. The principal change involves the inclusion of the new guidelines issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) and...

Introduction Atherosclerosis is the most common disease that afflicts Western society. It is the underlying cause of most cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarctions and cerebrovascular insufficiency. The number of deaths related to cardiovascular disease in the United States is...