Cardiovascular Engineering: A Protective Approach

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Cardiovascular engineering principles and practices with a focus on disease prevention

aimed at advanced students taking cardiovascular, regenerative, and tissue engineering courses, Cardiovascular Engineering: A Protective Approach explores applications of protective engineering strategies and technologies to common cardiovascular disorders.  A protective approach to cardiovascular engineering involves studying the naturally occurring mechanisms that protect molecules, cells, and organs from injury and dysfunction.  The goal is to use this understanding to design and develop engineering-based therapeutic strategies and technologies that prevent cardiovascular injury and disease. Readers will learn the fundamental and applied aspects of cardiovascular engineering.

coverage includes:

 Foundations of cardiovascular protective engineering
 Development of the heart, blood vessels, and blood cells
 Stem cells and regeneration
 Structure and function of the heart and blood vessels
 Cytokines and growth factors in cardiovascular disease
 Mechanisms of disease
 Systems protective mechanisms against injury
 Protective engineering strategies
 Systemic hypertension
 Atherosclerosis and arterial aneurysms
 Ischemic heart disease and ischemic stroke
 Cardiomyopathies and congenital heart disease