Advances in Vascular Medicine

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Abraham, David. (Editor), Clive, Handler. (Editor), Dashwood, Michael. (Editor), Coghlan, Gerry. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2010.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human physiology.; Cardiology.; Heart > Surgery.; Vascular Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Human Physiology.; Cardiac Surgery.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-637-3

Understanding the many complex cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying human vascular diseases is essential in improving the management of patients with this clinically important and wide-ranging group of diseases. This is particularly important when considering the extent of this issue across...

Table of Contents:

• 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 in the 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 and gene therapies. Genes and genetics of pulmonary arterial hypertension.-Genetics of coronary disease
• Gene therapy for cardiovascular disease.