Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Disease

Get a quick, expert overview of the ways in which biomarkers can be used to assess and guide the management of cardiovascular disease in the clinical setting. This concise, clinically-focused resource by Dr. Vijay Nambi consolidates today's available information on this rapidly changing topic into one convenient resource, making it an ideal, easy-to-digest reference for cardiology practitioners, fellows, and residents.

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Preface*

• 1. Lab Standards: A Practical Guide for Clinicians*
• 2. Statistical interpretation of the utility and value of a biomarker*
• 3. Hypertension: Key Markers of Injury and Prognosis*
• 4. Diabetes: Key Markers of Injury and Prognosis*
• 5. Advanced Lipid Testing*
• 6. HDL and HDL Cholesterol*
• 7. Inflammation and CVD: State of Science*
• 8. Cardiac Injury, Maladaptation, and Heart Failure Incidence*
• 9. Biomarkers to Assess and Guide the Management of Heart Failure *
• 10. Biomarkers to Assess and Guide the Management of Acute Coronary Syndrome*
• 11. Biomarkers to Assist in the Evaluation of Chest Pain: A Practical Guide*
• 12. Biomarkers to Assist in the Evaluation of Shortness of Breath: A Practical Guide*
• 13. Anti-Platelet Therapy: Role of Biomarkers*
• 14. Biomarkers in the Management of Venous Thrombosis*
• 15. Metabolomics, Proteomics, and Genomics: An Introduction for the Clinician*
• 16. A Peek into the Future: How Biomarkers May Guide Us in the Future