Stem Cells and Myocardial Regeneration (Contemporary Cardiology) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1588296644 ISBN 13: 9781588296641

Publisher: Humana, 2006

Synopsis

Over the past 5 years there has been great excitement and controversy in the scientific, financial, and lay literature for the potential of stem cell-based strategies for the prev- tion and treatment of chronic heart failure (CHF). Not that long ago we believed we were born with a set number of cardiac myocytes and that once damaged there was no hope to replace them. The interest in the field stems from the magnitude of cardiovascular disease in the world. Our ability to treat and help patients survive acute myocardial infarction (MI) has resulted in a near epidemic of CHF. There are more than 5 million Americans who currently carry the diagnosis of CHF. With more than 1 million MIs a year in the United States, there are approx 500,000 new cases of CHF diagnosed each year. The goal of Stem Cells and Myocardial Regeneration is to present, in a coherent manner, the current state of knowledge of stem cell-based therapies for cardiac dysfunction, including current findings in both the laboratory and the clinic trials. The first section of this Stem Cells and Myocardial Regeneration focuses on the magnitude of the problem and the successes and failures of what we consider optimal medical therapy. It is on this background that stem cell-based therapy needs to build.

About this title

Synopsis

The goal of this book is to present the current state of knowledge of cell based myocardial regeneration including focuses on current findings in both the laboratory and the clinic trials. The initial focus of the book is on the magnitude of the problem of the growing number of cases of congestive heart failure diagnosed each year; followed by two sections on the science behind cell based myocardial regeneration. The focus on the book will then turn to the clinical issues surrounding stem cell delivery to the heart at the time of myocardial infarction and in patients with congestive heart failure.

Edition details

• Publisher: Humana
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1588296644
• ISBN 13: 9781588296641
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Penn Marc S.