Pathogenesis of Coronary Artery Disease

This book presents succinctly and clearly what is in essence the total problem of coronary arterial disease. I feel that this is the most significant book on this subject that has been published in the past 35 years. In only 229 pages of text, Dr. Friedman has thoroughly reviewed his many important studies on atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease and has cited and correlated many pertinent studies by others. The monograph is superbly illustrated with 157 black-and-white plus 68 colored illustrations. The scope of the coverage of the subject is reflected by a bibliography of 873 references.

The author's discussion of the possible role of psychosomatic factors in coronary disease is most interesting, for these may indeed be among a number of requisites for development and progression of the disease. A competitive behavior pattern is considered an additional risk factor besides those more commonly accepted factors such as hyperlipidemia and