Overview
Many heart conditions are inherited and if not diagnosed and managed appropriately place the patient at risk of blackouts, weakening of the heart, or sudden death.While individually uncommon, inherited diseases of the cardiovascular system collectively represent a major health burden. Current recommendations suggest that individuals and families affected by inherited cardiovascular diseases should have access to specialist care in the form of multidisciplinary teams, with particular knowledge and experience in the diagnosis and management of these conditions. As a result, multidisciplinary services for inherited cardiovascular diseases, involving cardiologists, clinical geneticists, specialist nurses and genetic counsellors, are being developed throughout Europe.Inherited Cardiac Disease provides healthcare specialists involved in the diagnosis and treatment of inherited cardiovascular disorders with a clinically relevant summary of genetic diseases and readily accessible information that can be used in everyday practice. Containing summaries of most common inherited cardiovascular disorders and describing cardiomyopathies, inherited arrhythmia syndromes, and other inherited cardiovascular syndromes with a focus on aetiology, presentation and management, it also provides the non-specialist with a detailed knowledge of inherited cardiovascular diseases, from the fundamentals of molecular biology and genetic testing to the detailed clinical information relevant to patient management.
Full Product Details
Author: Perry Elliott (Reader in Inherited Cardiac Disease and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, University College London, UK) ,
Pier D. Lambiase (Senior Lecturer and Consultant Cardiologist, Heart Hospital, University College London, UK) ,
Dhavendra Kumar (Consultant in Clinical Genetics, Institute of Medical Genetics, University Hospital for Wales, Cardiff, UK)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 10.50cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 17.70cm
Weight: 0.244kg
ISBN: 9780199559688
ISBN 10: 0199559686
Pages: 424
Publication Date: 26 May 2011
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This handbook is an excellent guide to the diagnosis and treatment of common cardiovascular disorders that should appeal not only to specialists in Inherited Cardiac Conditions, but also to less experienced readers who will almost certainly encounter patients in whom genetic factors are important. Professor William McKenna, President of the Association of Inherited Cardiac Conditions, from the preface
The book is a worthy addition to the Oxford Specialist Handbooks series and is highly recommended to anyone with an interest in the inherited cardiac conditions. Kevin Leong, Cardiology Registrar, and Fu Siong Ng, Clinical Lecturer in Cardiology; British Journal of Cardiology 22 (67), 2015 This handbook is an excellent guide to the diagnosis and treatment of common cardiovascular disorders that should appeal not only to specialists in Inherited Cardiac Conditions, but also to less experienced readers who will almost certainly encounter patients in whom genetic factors are important. Professor William McKenna, President of the Association of Inherited Cardiac Conditions, from the preface
This handbook is an excellent guide to the diagnosis and treatment of common cardiovascular disorders that should appeal not only to specialists in Inherited Cardiac Conditions, but also to less experienced readers who will almost certainly encounter patients in whom genetic factors are important. * Professor William McKenna, President of the Association of Inherited Cardiac Conditions, from the preface * The book is a worthy addition to the Oxford Specialist Handbooks series and is highly recommended to anyone with an interest in the inherited cardiac conditions. * Kevin Leong, Cardiology Registrar, and Fu Siong Ng, Clinical Lecturer in Cardiology; British Journal of Cardiology 22 (67), 2015 *
Author Information
Dr Elliott studied medicine at St. Thomas's Hospital Medical School, London. After qualifying in 1987 he trained in general medicine, gaining membership of the Royal College of Physicians in 1991. He completed his general cardiology training at St. George's Hospital Medical School, London. Over the past 10 years he has established an international reputation in the field of heart muscle disease, authoring more than 170 peer reviewed papers on the subject. Dr Elliott chairs The National Coroner/Pathologist sub-group of the National Service Framework implementation board and is chair and co-founder of the UK Cardiac Pathology Network. In 2009, he was appointed as Deputy Editor of The Heart Journal. Dr Lambiase is a senior lecturer and consultant cardiologist specialising in electrophysiology at the Heart Hospital, University College London. He originally trained in Medicine at Oxford graduating in 1992. Following specialisation in Cardiology at the Hammersmith Hospital, he completed a PhD at St Thomas' Hospital London before sub-specialising in cardiac electrophysiology and pacing. He was awarded the British Cardiac Society Young Investigator prize in 2002, He conducts a national sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS) family screening clinic at the Heart Hospital and undertakes research investigating arrhythmia mechanisms in cardiomyopathy and ion channel disorders funded by the British Heart Foundation and Heart UK. Professor Dhavendra Kumar is a Visiting Professor, Genomic Policy Unit, The University of Glamorgan and Consultant in Clinical Genetics for All Wales Medical Genetics Service at the University Hospital of Wales, Institute of Medical Genetics, Cardiff University. After qualifying in Medicine from the King George Medical College, University of Lucknow, India, he completed postgraduate training in Pediatrics with an MD. Since 1980 he has pursued a career in Medical Genetics in the UK. He is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics (FACMG) and as well as Royal Colleges of Physicians (FRCP-London and FRCP-Ireland) and Pediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH-UK). Professor Kumar's current research is focussed on inherited cardiovascular disease, specifically 'sudden cardiac death' and 'molecular genetics of chronic heart failure'. He represents and leads 'cardiovascular genetics' on the panel for cardiovascular research group in Wales.
