RNA Technologies in Cardiovascular Medicine and Research

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Erdmann, Volker A. (Editor), Poller, Wolfgang (Editor), Barciszewski, Jan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Molecular biology.; Biochemistry.; Biomedicine.; Molecular Medicine.; Human Genetics.; Biochemistry, general.

Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death worldwide. In 2005 17.5 million people, representing 30% of all global deaths, died of cardiovascular disease. For this reason every effort needs to be made to improve the early diagnosis and treatment procedures for combating this disease. Thi...