Main description:

This book summarizes the recent advancements for biomaterials in the field of cardiovascular disease, including drug delivery system (gene, protein, drug), implant interventional instrument (heart valve, heart blocker, stent, artificial blood vessel, patch, artificial heart, cardiac pacemaker, etc.) have been innovated and applied to the clinical uses to treatment of cardiovascular disease. Through the summary of this book, readers will have comprehensive and advanced understanding of the application of biomaterials in the field of cardiovascular disease.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Summary (types of cardiovascular diseases, common clinical treatment methods and defects of cardiovascular diseases).- Chapter 2. Anatomy of heart and blood vessel.- Chapter 3. Physicochemical Properties of The Ideal Materials for Cardiac Devices.- Chapter 4. Drug Delivery Systems and Cardiovascular Disease (including genes, proteins, and chemosynthetic drugs).- Chapter 5. Manufacturing Methods of Materials for Cardiac Implant.- Chapter 6. Stent &Pefusion Balloon.- Chapter 7. Cardiac Valves.- Chapter 8. Occlusion Devices for Cardiovascular Disease.- Chapter 9. Prosthetic Vascular Grafts: Past, Present and Future.- Chapter 10. Cardiac Patch.- Chapter 11. Total Artificial Heart.- Chapter 12. Cardiac Pacemaker and Defibrillator.- Chapter 13. Future Challenges and Perspective.