Natriuretic Peptides: The Hormones of the Heart [Paperback]

Historical Background and Book Aim.- The Heart Complexity The Intrinsic Function (Intrinsic Regulation of Heart Rate and Mechanics).- The Cardiac Natriuretic Hormone System.- Cardiac Natriuretic Hormones as Markers of Cardiovascular Disease: Methodological Aspects.- Clinical Considerations and Applications in Cardiac Diseases.- Clinical Applications in Extra-Cardiac Diseases.- Cardiac Natriuretic Hormone System as Target for Cardiovascular Therapy.- Inconclusive Remarks: Past, Present and Future of Natriuretic Peptides.

&This is a useful book for scientists and clinicians alike, summarizing the vast clinical and laboratory experience of its contributors and reviewing most of the available literature on natriuretic peptides. (Patricio Silva, N Engl J Med, May 2007)

This is an excellent book by one of the major groups currently involved in cardiac natriuretic peptide research&This book reviews current knowledge on the physiology and pathophysiology of cardiac endocrine function and provides updated information on diagnostic, clinical, and therapeutic aspects of cardiac and systemic diseases& Overall the editors have succeeded in compiling an excellent book that would be an important addition to the libraries of those who wish to gain a deeper understanding of natriuretic peptides and the endocrine function of the heart. (Johannes Mair, Clin Chem, June 2007)

The rapid knowledge in the field of neuro-humoral regulation of cardiovascular pathophysiology is changing the picture of current diagnosis and treatment of cardiac patients.

The emerging conceptual revolutionary idea is that heart acts not as a pump, merely, but as a gland , that is as a regulator of circulatory homeostasis and salt-water balance.

Cardiovascular pathophysiology has to be written, indeed, on this basis: this physiology textbook gives an up-to-date description of the complexity and novelty of aclÃ(