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Author:   John Lynn Jefferies (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, OH, USA) ,  Burns Blaxall (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, OH, USA) ,  Jeffrey A. Towbin (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, OH, USA) ,  Jeffrey Robbins (Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, OH, USA)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Academic Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.470kg
ISBN:  

9780128000403

ISBN 10:   0128000406
Pages:   418
Publication Date:   11 November 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Section I. Physiology and Molecular Basis of Muscle Chapter 1. Ventricular Systolic Function Chapter 2. Basics of Skeletal Muscle Function and Normal Physiology Chapter 3. Molecular Pathways in Cardiomyopathies Chapter 4. Abnormal Muscle Pathology and Physiology Section II. Diseases of Cardio-Skeletal Phenotypes Chapter 5. Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Cardioskeletal Involvement Chapter 6. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Chapter 7. Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Associated With Skeletal Myopathies Chapter 8. Left Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy Chapter 9. Diseases of the Cytoskeleton: The Desminopathies Chapter 10. Diseases of Cardiac Sarcomeres Chapter 11. Diseases of the Intercalated Disc Chapter 12. Diseases of the Nuclear Membrane Section III. Metabolic Causes of Disease Chapter 13. Mitochondrial Disorders Causing Cardioskeletal Myopathies in Childhood Chapter 14. Nonmitochondrial Metabolic Cardioskeletal Myopathies Section IV. Syndromal and Chromosomal Causes of Disease Chapter 15. Cardio-Skeletal Muscle Disease Associated With Syndromes Chapter 16. Cardioskeletal Muscle Disease Associated With Chromosomal Disorders Section V. Cardio-Skeletal Myopathies Associated With Congenital Heart Disease Chapter 17. Cardioskeletal Myopathies in Congenital Heart Diseases Section VI. Future Directions in the Diagnosis and Management of Cardioskeletal Myopathic Disease in Children and Young Adults Chapter 18. Future Diagnostic Strategies—Pediatric Chapter 19. Neuromodulation of the Failing Heart

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"""This comprehensive review includes numerous diagrams and illustrations of the molecular disruption, pathology, and various diagnostic modalities in these myopathies. This is an essential tool for researchers and clinicians involved in their research, diagnosis, and treatment. Score: 89 - 3 Stars"" --Doody's"

This comprehensive review includes numerous diagrams and illustrations of the molecular disruption, pathology, and various diagnostic modalities in these myopathies. This is an essential tool for researchers and clinicians involved in their research, diagnosis, and treatment. Score: 89 - 3 Stars --Doody's

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Dr. Jefferies is a recognized international expert in the field of heart muscle disease contributing much of the current literature regarding related genetic mechanisms, clinical investigation, and guideline development. Dr. Blaxall is a renowned translational basic scientist who has significantly contributed the current understanding of myocardial signalling pathways and myocyte hypertrophy. Dr. Chin is a senior investigator in the field of pediatric cardiac transplantation who is actively involved with development of novel methods for diagnosing and treating humeral and cellular rejection. Dr. Towbin is a recognized international expert in the field of heart muscle disease contributing much of the current literature regarding related genetic mechanisms, clinical investigation, and guideline development. Dr. Robbins is a revered expert in the basic science of cardiomyopathic disease, pioneering animal modelling of genetically based heart muscle disease.

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