Growth Factors and the Cardiovascular System

Covering research in growth factors, this work devotes itself to the role of the growth factors in the cardiovascular system. It contains contributions by leading experts in the field with an emphasis on the effects of growth factors on the cardiac myocyte, angiogenesis and atherosclerosis. Clinical and therapeutic implications of growth factors in cardiovascular disease are reviewed. The book provides a comprehensive review together with new information that should be valuable to investigators and clinicians alike.