DESCRIPTION:
Provides a concise, clinically oriented resource, targeted at broad range of clinicians managing patients and families with a wide range of heterogeneous inherited cardiovascular conditions
Written by leading experts on clinical cardiovascular genetics and genomics
Includes key points for the clinician and relevant case histories to reflect the contemporary practice of clinical cardiovascular genetics and genomics
CONTENTS:
Introduction to Genes, Genome and Inheritance
Spectrum and Classification of Inherited Cardiovascular Disease
Principles and Practice of Genetic Counselling for Inherited Cardiac Conditions
Genetic and Genomic Technologies: Next Generation Sequencing for Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions
Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics in Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery
Congenital Cardiovascular Disorders
Inherited Cardiovascular Metabolic Disorders
Mitochondrial Cardiovascular Diseases
Inherited Cardiac Muscle Disorders: Hypertrophic and Restrictive Cardiomyopathies
Inherited Cardiac Muscle Disease: Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Inherited Cardiac Muscle Disorders: Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
Inherited Cardiac Muscle Disorders: Left Ventricular Noncompaction
Inherited Arrhythmias: LQTS/SQTS/CPVT
Inherited Arrhythmias: Brugada Syndrome and Early Repolarisation Syndrome
Inherited Conduction Disease and Atrial Fibrillation
Cardiovascular Manifestations in Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy and Other Primary Myopathies
Familial Cardiac Amyloidoses
Cardiovascular Manifestations of Myotonic Dystrophy
Marfan Syndrome and Related Disorders
Cardiovascular Manifestations in Inherited Connective Tissue Disorders
Thoracic Aortic Dilatation, Aneurysm and Dissection
Genetics and Genomics of Coronary Artery Disease
Cardiovascular Manifestations of Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disorders
Genetics and Genomics of Stroke
Genetics and Genomics of Systemic Hypertension
Inherited Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Genetics and Genomics of Sudden Unexplained Cardiac Death
Specific Issues in Clinical Genetics and Genetic Counselling Practices Related to Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions
Multi-Disciplinary Management of Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions
Interventions and Implantable Devices for Inherited Cardiac Conditions
Inherited Cardiovascular Conditions: Phenotype-Genotype Data Mining and Sharing, and Databases
