Knowledge of what causes cardiovascular diseases has progressed at a pace that challenges not only the student, but the physician and the research scientist. And while there is scientific merit in discovering the etiology of any disease, the ultimate goal is to apply what we learn to the treatment and possibly to the prevention of the diseases being studied. In this volume, the authors propose to bring together what is understood about the causes and prevention of cardiovascular diseases in individuals, families and societies. Their first theme, variations of which occur throughout the work, is that cardiovascular diseases are familial. The volume also recognizes that genetic factors for most cardiovascular diseases interact in important, if not critical, ways with the environment. Epidemiology and the genetic-environmental interaction are of major consequence. The authors' goal is as much to inspire stimulating questions as to provide a concise resource of current information.
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James J. Nora, Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado School of Medicine. Kare Berg, Professor of Medicine, Chair, Institute of Medical Genetics, University of Oslo. Audrey Hart Nora, Assistant Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service.
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In many industrialized countries, coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be the most common cause of death. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sib recurrence risk, plasminogen locus, variability gene effects, oriented preventive medicine, cardiovascular maldevelopment, distal axial triradius, antiheart antibody, lipoprotein determination, sex preponderance, congenital cardiovascular disease, peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis, pulmonary valvular stenosis, familial recurrence, mitral disease, multifactorial inheritance, elfin facies, conotruncal anomalies, single mutant genes, immunodiffusion technique, mitochondrial inheritance, heart lesions, teratogenic exposures, cardiovascular anomalies, risk factor levels, precipitin band Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Heart Congenital, Ears Low-set, Head Microcephaly, Area Findings General Female, Cell Genet, Clinical Delineation of Birth Defects, Dermatoglyphics Distal, Academic Press, Area Findings General Equal, Excerpta Medica, Head Characteristic, Johns Hopkins Med, Matthew Arnold, Original Article Series, World War New!
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sib recurrence risk, plasminogen locus, variability gene effects, oriented preventive medicine, cardiovascular maldevelopment, distal axial triradius, antiheart antibody, lipoprotein determination, sex preponderance, congenital cardiovascular disease, peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis, pulmonary valvular stenosis, familial recurrence, mitral disease, multifactorial inheritance, elfin facies, conotruncal anomalies, single mutant genes, immunodiffusion technique, mitochondrial inheritance, heart lesions, teratogenic exposures, cardiovascular anomalies, risk factor levels, precipitin band Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Heart Congenital, Ears Low-set, Head Microcephaly, Area Findings General Female, Cell Genet, Clinical Delineation of Birth Defects, Dermatoglyphics Distal, Academic Press, Area Findings General Equal, Excerpta Medica, Head Characteristic, Johns Hopkins Med, Matthew Arnold, Original Article Series, World War New!
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- From Phenotype to Gene in Common Disorders by Kaare Berg on page 36, page 39, and page 182
- Blood Pressure (Simple Guides) by Anna Palmer on page 42, and page 48
- Genetics of Cardiovascular Disease by Mary Ella Mascia Pierpont on page 78, and page 179
- Cardiovascular Diseases (Perspectives in Pediatric Pathology) by Harvey S. Rosenberg on page 102
- Medical Genetics: Principles and Practice by James J. Nora on page 102
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