Application of Biomaterials in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Diseases, 2024

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.

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.

Dr. Yi-da Tang is a Professor at Department of Cardiology , Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China. Yida Tang, MD, PhD, director of  the cardiology department of Peking University Third Hospital, Deputy Director of key laboratory of Molecular Cardiology of Peking University Health Science Center.  Winner of the National Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars, distinguished professor of Yangtze River scholars of the Ministry of Education, young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions of the national million talents project, and Leading talents of capital science and technology. His society membership mainly includes the leader of metabolic cardiovascular disease group of Chinese Society Cardiology, the president of Beijing Association of precision medicine, fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), fellow of the European Society of Cardiology (FESC), fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (FSCAI).

 Dr. Jing Yang is a Professor at Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College. She is doctoral supervisor of Biomedical Engineering and Pharmacy of Peking Union Medical College.  She received Ph.D from Peking Union Medical College. Her research interests include the design of  biomaterials and drug delivery system and their application in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.