RT Book, Section
A1 McCarthy, Jeanette J.
A1 Mendelsohn, Bryce A.
SR Print(0)
ID 1134735399
T1 Heart Disease
T2 Precision Medicine: A Guide to Genomics in Clinical Practice
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644139
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1134735399
RD 2024/04/19
AB Precision  medicine  is  being  applied  in  several  areas  of  cardiovascular  disease.  Various  tests  are  available  to  identify  individuals  with  hereditary  predisposition  to  familial  hypercholesterolemia,  inherited  thrombophilia,  arrhythmias,  cardiomyopathy,  and  other  rare  genetic  heart  defects.  Pharmacogenomic  tests  are  being  considered  for  commonly  prescribed  drugs  including  clopidogrel,  warfarin,  and  simvastatin.  What  are  the  indications  for  these  tests?  Are  they  clinically  valid  and  useful?  Where  can  you  learn  more?