Cardiovascular Genomics

Genes and Polymorphisms in Cardiovascular Disease.- Angiotensin II Receptor Polymorphisms and Hypertension.- Angiotensinogen Gene Polymorphisms and Hypertension.- Substitution Mapping.- Local Production of Angiotensinogen.- Cardiovascular Pharmacogenomics.- Genetic Polymorphisms and Response to HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors.- Monogenic Causes of Heart Failure.- Gene Transfer for Combating Cardiovascular Disease.- Gene Therapy vs Pharmacotherapy.- Molecular Therapeutic Approaches for Myocardial Protection.- Gene Transfer and the Cardiovascular System.- Kallikrein Gene Transfer in Hypertension, Cardiovascular and Renal Disease, and Stroke.- Current and Future Novel Targets of Gene Therapy for Hypertension.- Application of Viral Gene Transfer in Studies of Neurogenic Hypertension.- Vigilant Vectors.- Gene Therapy for Celebral Arterial Diseases.- Regenerative Tissues for the Diseased Cardiovascular System.- Therapeutic Angiogenesis and Vasculogenesis for Tissue Regeneration.- Cell Transplantation.- Embryonic Stem Cells and the Cardiovascular System.