Description |
xi, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
Contents |
The gene in the twenty-first century / Choong-Chin Liew, Victor J. Dzau -- Monogenic hypercholesterolemia / Ruth McPherson -- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy / Ali J. Marian -- Dilated cardiomyopathy and other cardiomyopathies / Mitra Esfandiarei, Robert Yanagawa, Bruce M. McManus -- The long QT syndrome / Sabina Kupershmidt, Kamilla Kelemen, Tadashi Nakajima -- Atherosclerosis / Päivi Pajukanta, Kiat Tsong Tan, Choong-Chin Liew -- Heart failure / Markus Meyer, Peter VanBuren -- The implications of genes on the pathogenesis, diagnosis and therapeutics of hypertension / Kiat Tsong Tan, Choong-Chin Liew -- Gene therapy for cardiovascular disease: inserting new genes, regulating the expression of native genes, and correcting genetic defects / Ion S. Jovin, Frank J. Giordano -- Stem cell therapy for cardiovascular disease / Emerson C. Perin, Guilherme V. Silva -- Pharmacogenetics and personalized medicine / Julie A. Johnson, Issam Zineh -- The potential of blood-based gene profiling for disease assessment / Steve Mohr, Choon-Chin Liew |
Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Genetic aspects.
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Cardiovascular system -- Molecular aspects.
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Genomics.
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Cardiovascular Diseases -- genetics.
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Cardiovascular Diseases -- therapy.
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Genomics.
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Author |
Dzau, Victor J.
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Liew, Choong-Chin.
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LC no. |
2007005634 |
ISBN |
1405133945 (hbk.) |
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9781405133944 (hbk.) |
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