Article
Cardiovascular genomics, personalized medicine, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: part I: the beginning of an era.
Circulation. Cardiovascular genetics - 1 Oct 2008
O'Donnell Christopher J, Nabel Elizabeth G
Abstract excerpt
The inaugural issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics arrives at a remarkable time in the history of genetic research and cardiovascular medicine. Despite tremendous progress in knowledge gained, cardiovascular disease(CVD) remains the leading cause of death in the United States,1 and it has overcome infectious diseases as the leading cause of death worldwide.2 In addition, rates of CVD remain higher in...
Topics
- Cardiovascular System
- Genetic Variation
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genomics
- Humans
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)
- Precision Medicine
- United States