Genomic and Precision Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0128018127 ISBN 13: 9780128018125

Publisher: Academic Press, 2017

Synopsis

Genomic and Precision Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease, Third Edition, focuses on the applications of genome discovery on the broad spectrum of cardiovascular disorders. Each chapter is organized for the application of genomics and personalized medicine tools and technologies to a) Risk Assessment and Susceptibility, b) Diagnosis and Prognosis, c) Pharmacogenomics and Precision Therapeutics, and d) Emerging and Future Opportunities in the field.

• Presents a comprehensive volume written and edited by cardiovascular genomic specialists
• Covers succinct commentary and key learning points that will assist providers with their local needs for the implementation of genomic and personalized medicine into practice
• Provides an overview on major opportunities for genomic and personalized medicine in practice
• Includes case studies that highlight the practical use of genomics in the management of patients

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Review

Reviews the critical genetic underpinnings of cardiovascular disease, synthesizing basic biology with systems biology approaches

About the Author

Dr. Ginsburg is the founding Director of the Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine in the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy. He is also Professor of Medicine and of Pathology at Duke University Medical Center, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Duke Pratt School of Engineering, and Co-Director of the Duke Translational Medicine Institute.

About this edition

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0128018127
• ISBN 13: 9780128018125
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Ginsburg Geoffrey S., Willard Huntington F