书目名称 | Cardiovascular Genetics for Clinicians |
编辑 | P. A. Doevendans,A. A. M. Wilde |
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丛书名称 | Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine |
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描述 | All physicians practicing medicine encounter patients suffering from cardiovascular disease. This book has been outlined in such a way that vascular surgeons, general internists, neurologists and cardiologists should be able to use it. The book covers the complete scope of cardiac diseases in addition to chapters on hypertension and atherosclerosis. In many patients there is a family history of cerebrovascular accidents, myocardial infarction or peripheral arterial disease. Also in patients reporting collaps, palpitations and arrhythmias the family is crucial and can provide clues to a genetic cause of the disease. This book is published to guide physicians in the process of determining whether a genetic component is likely to be present. Furthermore, information is provided what the possibilities and limitations of DNA diagnostic techniques are. Finally, the importance of newly identified categories of potential patients, i. e. gene carriers without symptoms or any inducible sign of disease, is highlighted. For some patients a genetic diagnosis is essential to determine appropriate therapy and for counseling? In some other diseases DNA diagnostic tools are available but the releva |
出版日期 | Book 2001 |
关键词 | DNA; atherosclerosis; cardiovascular; congenital heart disease; diagnostics; genetics; heart; lipoprotein; m |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1019-1 |
isbn_softcover | 978-94-010-3888-1 |
isbn_ebook | 978-94-010-1019-1Series ISSN 0166-9842 |
issn_series | 0166-9842 |
copyright | Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2001 |