Molecular and Translational Vascular Medicine

By Jonathon W. Homeister

Book Overview

Section 1: Recent advances in understanding and imaging the molecular and genetic basis of vascular diseases.

Ch. 1- The Molecular Biology and Genetics of Aneurysms
Helena Kuivaniemi
Gerard C. Tromp
David J. Carey
James R. Elmore

Ch. 2- The Molecular Biology and Treatment of Systemic Vasculitis in Children
Despina Eleftheriou
Paul A. Brogan

Ch. 3- Recent Insights into the Molecular and Cellular Contributions to Venous Thrombosis
Peter K. Henke
Jose Antonio Diaz
Daniel D. Myers, Jr.
Thomas W. Wakefield

Ch. 4- The Ubiquitin Proteasome System in Endothelial Cell Dysfunction and Vascular Disease
Najeeb A. Shirwany
Ming-Hui Zou

Ch. 5- Molecular Imaging of Vascular Inflammation, Atherosclerosis, and Thrombosis
Dan Jane-wit
Mehran M. Sadeghi

Section 2: The therapeutic potential of angiogenesis, nanomedicine, and endothelial progenitor cells in the treatment of vascular disease

Ch. 6- Molecular Regulation of Vasculogenesis and Angiogenesis: Recent Advances and Future Directions
George E. Davis

Ch. 7- Therapeutic Angiogenesis for Critical Limb Ischemia: Complex Mechanisms and Future Challenges
Yihai Cao

Ch. 8- Modulating the proliferative response to treat restenosis after vascular injury
Vicente Andr?s Garc?a
Jos? Javier Fuster
Carlos Silvestre Roig
Rainer Wessely

Ch. 9- Cardiovascular Nanomedicine: Challenges and Opportunities
Biana Godin
Ye Hu
Saverio La Francesca
Mauro Ferrari

Ch. 10- Endothelial Progenitor Cells in the Treatment of Vascular Disease
Gareth J. Padfield

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 162703868X
• ISBN13: 9781627038683
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"