Novel Therapeutic Targets for Antiarrhythmic Drugs

by George E. Billman

PROFILES POTENTIAL TREATMENT APPROACHES FOR CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS

Cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular origin are responsible for the deaths of nearly half a million Americans each year while atrial fibrillation accounts for about 2.3 million cases per year, a rate that is projected to increase 2.5 fold over the next half century. Effectively managing these cardiac rhythm disorders remains a major challenge for both caregivers and the pharmaceutical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470261005
• ISBN13: 9780470261002
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 616 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"