I Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Normal Arterial Wall -- 1 Endothelial and Smooth-Muscle Cells -- 2 Extracellular Matrix of the Arterial Vessel Wall -- 3 Organogenesis of the Arterial Wall -- 4 Age-Related Morphological Changes of the Arterial Wall -- 5 Effects of โ{128}{156}Ageingโ{128}{157} on Arterial Cells In Vitro -- 6 Structural Modifications of the Arterial Wall in Hypertension -- 7 Adrenergic and Non-adrenergic Neural Control of the Arterial Wall -- 8 The Arterial Wall and the Haemostatic Process -- 9 The Vascular Wall and Hormonal Control of Vasomotor Function -- II Pathophysiology of Experimental and Human Atherosclerosis -- 10 The Lesions of Atherosclerosis -- 11 Atherosclerosis: Cellular Aspects -- 12 Extracellular Matrix Changes in Atherosclerosis -- 13 Lipid Accumulation in the Vessel Wall -- 14 Role of Platelets in Atherosclerosis and its Complications -- 15 Mechanical Factors in the Pathogenesis, Localization and Evolution of Atherosclerotic Plaques -- 16 Progression, Topographical Aspects and Regression of Atherosclerosis -- III Management of Patients with Atherosclerosis -- 17 A Pharmacological Approach to Degenerative Alterations of Arterial Walls -- 18 The Arterial Wall: Relationships Between Haemodynamic and Structural Aspects in Man -- 19 The Epidemiology of Atherosclerosis -- 20 Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis: A Clinicianโ{128}{153}s Pragmatic Appraisal -- 21 Diagnostic Principles and Therapeutic Management of Patients with Atherosclerosis -- IV The Arterial Wall in Diabetes -- 22 Clinical and Physiopathological Features in Diabetic Vascular Disease -- 23 Diabetic Retinopathy -- 24 Diabetic Nephropathy -- 25 Vascular Connective Matrices and Haemostasis in Diabetic Angiopathy -- V Inflammatory Diseases of the Arterial Wall -- 26 Immunological Processes in the Vascular Wall -- 27 The Vasculitis Syndromes in Small- and Medium-Sized Vessels -- 28 The Vasculitis Syndromes in Aorta and Large Arteries -- VI Arteriopathies of Diverse Origin -- 29 Fibromuscular Arterial Dysplasias Pathological Aspects and Current Concepts -- 30 Cardiovascular Alterations in Inherited Connective Tissue Disorders -- 31 Aneurysms and Arterial Dissections -- 32 Traumatic Arterial Disease -- 33 Perioperative Arterial Changes -- VII Pathology of the Pulmonary Arteries -- 34 Pulmonary Vasculitides -- 35 Pulmonary Hypertension -- VIII Angiodysplasias, Tumours and Tumour-like Lesions of the Blood Vessels -- 36 Arteriovenous Malformations and Arterial Dysplasias -- 37 Tumours and Tumour-like Lesions -- 38 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Principles in Angiodysplasia