Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases: Proceedings of the Sixth International Meeting on Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases held in Bologna, Italy, October 27–29,1986

Evaluation of the clinical significance of the discovery of the LDL receptor.- Social aspects of atherosclerosis.- Primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease.- The “CNR Progetto Finalizzato Obiettivo 44 Progressione e/o regression” an update on studies in Italy.- Atherosclerosis and the “CNR Progetto Finalizzato Medicina Preventiva e Riabilitativa”.- Cardiac and vascular surgery: results, perspectives and hopes.- Apoproteins - Clinical Aspects.- Fixed Versus Dynamic Stenosis: Possible Causes and Therapeutic Approaches.- Present Knowledge and Perspectives of Calcium Entry Blockers in the Management of Coronary Artery Disease.- Primary and Secondary Prevention: Different Experiences.- Lipid Regulation in the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease.- Diet: A Risk Factor and a Means of Prevention of Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease.- Extra Coronary Atherosclerotic Vascular Diseases.- New Technologies and New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches to Cardiovascular Diseases.- Serotonin and the Cardiovascular System.- Endogenous Opioids.- Bezafibrate, Atherosclerosis and Ischaemic Heart Disease.- Nicotinic Acid Derivatives, Atherosclerosis and Ischaemic Heart Disease.- Acetylcarnitine and Ageing Brain Syndromes.- Non-Invasive Investigations of the Cardiovascular System.