Calcific Aortic Valve Disease (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789535111504)

Due to population aging, calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) has become the most common heart valve disease in Western countries. No therapies exist to slow this disease progression, and surgical valve replacement is the only effective treatment. Calcific Aortic Valve Disease covers the contemporary understanding of basic valve biology and the mechanisms of CAVD, provides novel insights into the genetics, proteomics, and metabolomics of CAVD, depicts new strategies in heart valve tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, and explores current treatment approaches. As we are on the verge of understanding the mechanisms of CAVD, we hope that this book will enable readers to comprehend our current knowledge and focus on the possibility of preventing disease progression in the future.

Author: Elena Aikawa
ISBN-10: 9535111507
ISBN-13: 9789535111504
Publisher: Intechopen
Language: English
Published: 06/12/2013
Pages: 542
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.33lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 1.19d