The Artery and the Process of Arteriosclerosis

Substantial progress toward reconciling disparate theories of the pathogenesis of arteriosclerosis was recorded in Volume I of this book. the proceedings of an interdisciplinary workshop conference held at Lindau. Germany, April 19-25, 1970. Strong evidence was ad­ duced that the early stages of arteriosclerosis consist of intimal proliferation similar to that associated with the increase in arteri­ al size and caliber that characterizes normal growth. The findings described recall a theory prop