Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics
Published on 27. April 2009
Software
Other digital
288 pages
978-1-4443-1178-5 (ISBN)
Description
This comprehensive and concise presentation of genetic factors in cardiovascular disease and their response to therapy consolidates knowledge of this high-interest and emerging topic. Covering broad areas of contemporary genomic medicine and specific cardiovascular diseases, this book is a must for anyone seeking to better understand this rapidly developing field.
Reviews / Votes
?This excellent book highlights the many advances in this field, and educates cardiovascular practitioners about what aspects of cardiology are likely to lend themselves to pharmacogenetics and tailored therapy.? ( Doody?s , 2009)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
648 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4443-1178-5 (9781444311785)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Dan M. Roden
Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics
E-Book
04/2009
Wiley-Blackwell
€114.99
Available for download
Person
Dan M. Roden, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, Director, Oates Institute for Experimental Therapeutics, Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Personalized Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
Content
Provisional list of contents. Section A: Principles. 1 Principles of genetics and genomics. 2 Candidate gene and genome-wide association approaches. 3 A primer in statistical methods in genetics. 4 Ethical, legal, and social issues. 5 The role of ethnicity in managing cardiovascular patients. 6 Moving to the bedside: When? How?. Section B: Specific cardiovascular disease. 7 Genomics and Atrial Arrhythmias. 8 Ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death. 9 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Other Forms of Hypertrophy. 10 Genetics and genomics of dilated cardiomyopathy. 11 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. 12 Genetics of atherosclerosis. 13 Hypertension. 14 Stroke Genomics. 15 Thrombosis. 16 Case study: warfarin pharmacogenetics from single to multiple genes. 17 Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics.