Genetic Testing for Early Detection of Individuals at Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Monitoring Response to Therapy: Challenges and Promises
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : H. Robert Superko & Robert Roberts & Arthur Agatston & Stephen Frohwein & Jason S. Reingold & Thomas J. White & John J. Sninsky & Basil Margolis & Kat
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Coronary heart disease (CHD) often presents suddenly with little warning. Traditional risk factors are inadequate to identify the asymptomatic high-risk individuals. Early identification of patients with subclinical coronary artery disease using noninvasive imaging modalities would allow the early adoption of aggressive preventative interventions. Currently, it is impractical to screen the entire population with noninvasive coronary imaging tools. The use of relatively simple and inexpensive geneticmarkers of increased CHD risk can identify a population subgroup in which benefit of atherosclerotic imaging modalities would be increased despite nominal cost and radiation exposure. Additionally, genetic markers are fixed and need only be measured once in a patient’s lifetime, can help guide therapy selection, and may be of utility in family counseling.
Curr Atheroscler Rep DOI 10.1007/s11883-011-0198-8
