Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 – Genetic Risk Factors for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) 1
Helena Kuivaniemi, Evan J. Ryer, H. Richard Yoon, James R. Elmore and Gerard Tromp (Sigfried and Janet Weis Center for Research (HK, GT), and Department of Endovascular and Vascular Surgery (EJR, JRE), Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA, and others)
Chapter 2 – Blood Pressure Monitoring in the Biological Time Structures: Seasonal Variations in Ordinary Living with Perioperative Case and Salt Restriction/Weight Reduction: Franz Halberg‘s Legacy 33
Mary S. Lee, John S. Lee, Jong Y. Lee, Richard F. Gillum and Franz Halberg (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA, and others)
Chapter 3 – Genetics and Perinatal Milieus Affect Saline Preference in Normotensive but Not in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats 65
Jong Y. Lee and Silvia H. Azar (From the Departments of Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
Chapter 4 – The Influence of Apolipoproteins in Cardiovascular Diseases 83
Camille de Moura Balarini, PhD, Albená Nunes da Silva, PhD, Janaína Matos Moreira, MSc, Renata Monti Rocha, MSc, and Leandro Ceotto Freitas Lima, MSc (Health Sciences Center. Physiology and Pathology Department, Universidade Federal da Paraíba – João Pessoa, PB, Brasil, and others)
Chapter 5 – Novel Effects of Macrolide on MMP-Related Cardiovascular Remodeling 113
Jun-ichi Suzuki, MD, PhD (Department of Advanced Clinical Science and Therapeutics, The University of Tokyo)
Index 125
