Overview
- Offers a valuable translational work on cardiovascular biology, bridging the gap between clinics and basic science
- Written by top lecturers and outstanding students from the Imperial College London
- Places particular emphasis on novel and controversial topics
Part of the book series: Learning Materials in Biosciences (LMB)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
- Angiogenesis
- Arrhythmia
- Atherosclerosis
- Calcium Signalling in the Heart
- Cardiomyocyte
- Cardiac Action Potentials
- Cardiac Development
- Cardiovascular Embryonic Development
- Cardiac Morphology
- Cardiac 3D Printing
- Coagulation Cascade
- Comparative Developmental Anatomy
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Cardiac Regenerative Capacity
- Coronary Vasculature
- Early Mechanisms of Cardiac Development
- Endothelial Function
- Therapeutics for Cardiovascular Disease
- Translational Cardiology
About this book
This textbook introduces readers to the scientific basics of cardiovascular medicine and biology. It covers not only developmental but also cellular and molecular aspects of normally functioning vasculature and the heart; importantly, it also addresses the mechanisms leading to and involved in specific cardiovascular diseases. Though the main emphasis is on novel therapies and potential therapeutic targets, specific controversial topics like cardiac remodeling and regenerative capacities are also addressed.
All chapters were written by lecturers from the Imperial College London, in collaboration with their students from the College’s BSc Programme in Medical Sciences with Cardiovascular Science. Bridging the gap between clinics and basic biology, the book offers a valuable guide for medical students, and for Master and PhD students in Cardiovascular Biomedicine.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Cesare Terracciano is a Professor of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Director of the BSc course in Cardiovascular Sciences at Imperial College London, and a PI of the British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Regenerative Centre, UK.
Samuel Guymer is a medical student at St. George’s, University of London and graduate of the Cardiovascular Sciences, BSc programme at Imperial College London.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Heart of the Matter
Book Subtitle: Key concepts in cardiovascular science
Editors: Cesare Terracciano, Samuel Guymer
Series Title: Learning Materials in Biosciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24219-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-24218-3Published: 13 November 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-24219-0Published: 01 November 2019
Series ISSN: 2509-6125
Series E-ISSN: 2509-6133
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 236
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 60 illustrations in colour
Topics: Molecular Medicine, Cardiovascular Biology, Cardiology, Developmental Biology