Endothelial Biomedicine

The first book to systematically integrate knowledge about the endothelium from different organ-specific disciplines.

William C. Aird (Edited by)

9780521853767, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 3 September 2007

1894 pages, 81 tables
28.1 x 22 x 6.5 cm, 4.4 kg

"This volume is surely the most comprehensive account of the vascular endothelium ever compiled and, as such is somewhat daunting at first inspection. However, consisting of five parts and compromising of nearly 200 separate essays, it is a tour de force and represents a very significant achievement and an invaluable resource."
The Quarterly Review of Biology

The endothelium, the cell layer that forms the inner lining of blood vessels, is a spatially distributed system that extends to all areas of the human body. Clinical and basic research demonstrates that the endothelium plays a crucial role in mediating homeostasis and is involved in virtually every disease, either as a primary determinant of pathophysiology or as a victim of collateral damage. The endothelium has remarkable, though largely untapped, diagnostic and therapeutic potential. This volume bridges the bench-to-bedside gap in endothelial biomedicine, advancing research and development and improving human health. The book is the first to systematically integrate knowledge about the endothelium from different organ-specific disciplines, including neurology, pulmonary, cardiology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, infectious disease, hematology-oncology, nephrology, and dermatology. It's interdisciplinary approach, which draws on expertise from such diverse fields as evolutionary biology, comparative biology, molecular and cell biology, mathematical modeling and complexity theory, translational research, and clinical medicine.

Part I. Context
Part II. Endothelial Cell as Input-Output Device
Part III. Vascular Bed/Organ Structure and Function in Health and Disease
Part IV. Diagnosis and Treatment
Part V. Challenges and Opportunities.

Subject Areas: Haematology [MJF], Clinical & internal medicine [MJ], Medicine: general issues [MB]