Publisher notice:
Here’s the first resource to comprehensively summarise today’s greatly expanded knowledge about molecular cardiology. Over 50 international authorities provide up-to-date information on the molecular basis of heart disease and its clinical implications. They cover a full range of important topics in a manner that is straightforward and applicable to everyday practice.
Features
Evaluates current topics such as: genetic mapping approaches in inherited cardiovascular disorders; driving mechanisms in the transition from cardiac hypertrophy to heart failure, and second generation thrombolytic agents and their potential therapeutic advantages. Discusses clinical applications including: biologically targeted agents for hypertension and heart failure; new oral and i.v. drugs, and new anticoagulants, as well as the possibility of cardiovascular gene therapy in the future. Illustrates key concepts through abundant and detailed figures and tables. Provides a five-hundred-term Glossary of Molecular Genetics that clarifies terms and concepts which may be unfamiliar to cardiologists. Features referenced to the Fifth Edition of Braunwald’s Heart Disease , enabling readers to easily locate additional information on a full range of subjects.