Advances in vascular medicine

There are few books available focusing on translational science in vascular medicine, particularly in the developing field of molecular basis and clinical complications of vascular disease. Advances in Vascular Medicine contains state-of-the-art papers by world experts addressing the key frontier areas of vascular molecular and clinical medicine. INDICE: Section 1: Mediators of endothelial cell function and vascular disease.The biology of nitric oxide.- Red wine and vascular health.- Endothelin in vascular disease.- Section 2: Pulmonary arterial hypertension. Clinical developments and visions for managing pulmonary arterial hypertension.- Pulmonary arterial hypertension in connective tissue diseases.- Endothelial progenitor cells and vascular repair in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Section 3: Surgical intervention of vascular complications of disease.Cardiovascular surgery inthe 21st century.- Thromboendarterectomy in chronic thromboembolic disease pulmonary hypertension.- Coronary artery surgery – the 'no-touch' approach.- Role of perivascular adipose tissue on vascular function. Section 4: Genetics andgene therapies. Genes and genetics of pulmonary arterial hypertension.-Genetics of coronary disease.- Gene therapy for cardiovascular disease.

• ISBN: 978-1-84882-636-6
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés