BookHubert F. Baars, Pieter A.F.M. Doevendans, Arjan C. Houweling, J. Peter van Tintelen, editors.
Summary: This practical cardiogenetic reference is for those who are involved in the care for cardiac patients with a genetic disease. It contains detailed discussion of the basic science of cardiogenetics in order to assist in the clinical understanding of the topic.
Contents:
1. Introduction to molecular genetics
2. Clinical genetics
3. Introduction hereditary cardiomyopathies
4. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
5. Dilated cardiomyopathy
6. Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy
7. Left ventricular noncompaction
8. Restrictive cardiomyopathy
9. Mitochondrial cardiomyopathy
10. Long QT syndrome
11. Brugada syndrome
12. Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
13. Short QT syndrome
14. Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation
15. A molecular genetic perspective on atrial fibrillation
16. Hereditary cardiac conduction diseases
17. Heritable thoracic aortic disorders
18. Bicuspid aortic valve
19. Sudden cardiac death in the young: epidemiology and cardiogenetic evaluation of victims and their relatives
20. The genetics of mitral valve prolapse
21. Genetic disorders of lipoprotein metabolism: diagnosis and management
22. Genetics of (premature) coronary artery disease
23. Hereditary neuromuscular diseases and cardiac involvement
24. Future of cardiogenetics
Index.