| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 251 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Dame Carol Black, Lewis J. Rubin, and Jeremy D. Pearson -- Preface -- Section One. Treatments for pulmonary vascular disease. Therapy for pulmonary vascular disease: past, present, and future / Lewis J. Rubin ; Nitric oxide axis in cardiopulmonary disease / Patrick Vallance ; Endothelin signaling in the cardiomyocyte / Peter H. Sugden and Angela Clerk ; TGF-[beta]/BMP signaling in pulmonary vascular disease / Rachel J. Davies and Nicholas W. Morrell -- Section Two. Model systems. Endothelin system in chronic kidney disease / Neeraj Dhaun, David J. Webb, and Jane Goddard ; Endothelial activation in inflammation: lessons learned from E-selectin / Dorian O. Haskard ; Pathogenic mediators of vessel sclerosis: regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation by growth factors, the extracellular matrix, and the endothelium / Mark Bond, Yih-Jer Wu, Graciela Sala-Newby, and Andrew C. Newby ; Control of interstitial fluid homeostasis: roles of growth factors and integrins / Kristofer Rubin, Åsa Lidén, Tijs van Wieringen, and Rolf K. Reed -- Section Three. Vascular complications. Vascular complications of systemic sclerosis: a molecular perspective / Daryll M. Baker and Christopher Denton ; Therapeutic options for preventing transplant-related progressive renal and vascular injury / Susanna Tomasoni and Ariela Benigni -- Section Four. Surgical approaches. Current state of medical therapies for peripheral vascular disease / Janice C.S. Tsui and Daryll M. Baker ; Advantages of harvesting the saphenous vein for coronary artery bypass surgery using the "no-touch" technique / Domingos Sávio Ramos de Souza and Bruno Botelho Pinheiro ; Toward the prevention of vein graft failure / Jamie Y. Jeremy, Sarah J. George, Nilima Shukla, Marcella Wyatt, Jonathon Bloor, Andrew C. Newby, and Gianni D. Angelini -- Section Five. Genetics, gene therapy, and tissue engineering. Statins and cholesterol: how low can you go? / Dimitri P. Mikhailidis ; Endothelin-1-promoting actions in the growth and angiogenesis of solid cancers / Marilena Loizidou ; Gene therapy for apolipoprotein A-I and HDL -- the ultimate treatment for atherosclerosis / Petra Disterer, Eyman Osman, and James S. Owen ; ETS family of transcription factors and the vascular system / Masaomi Yamasaki ; Aortic valve: from function to tissue engineering / Adrian H. Chester, Najma Latif, Magdi H. Yacoub, and Patricia M. Taylor |
| Summary |
Clinical specialists caring for patients with any form of vascular disease must clearly understand the basic scientific rationale for disease pathogenesis. This book presents a cohesive review of the understanding of the important areas of clinical science and medicine in vascular disease and identifies areas for research in the future |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Blood-vessels -- Diseases -- Congresses
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Diseases -- Complications -- Congresses
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Gene therapy.
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Tissue engineering.
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Vascular Diseases -- physiopathology
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Genetic Therapy
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Tissue Engineering
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Vascular Diseases -- complications
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Vascular Diseases -- therapy
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MEDICAL -- Cardiology.
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Gene therapy.
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Tissue Engineering.
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Vascular Diseases -- complications.
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Vascular Diseases -- therapy.
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Blood-vessels -- Diseases.
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Diseases -- Complications.
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Vascular Diseases -- physiopathology.
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Tissue engineering
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Gene therapy
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Blood-vessels -- Diseases
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Diseases -- Complications
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| Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Abraham, David (Cytologist)
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| ISBN |
9781846289194 |
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184628919X |
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1846289181 |
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9781846289187 |
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1281830984 |
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9781281830982 |
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