Table of Contents

Angiogenesis: Something Old, Something New; A Historical Appraisal of Angiogenesis Assays since Judah Folkman & Before...; Angiogenesis & Pulmonary Hypertension; Stem Cells & Angiogenesis in Skeletal Muscle Regeneration & Disease; Angiogenesis in Peripheral Artery Disease: An Emerging Therapy Targeting Skeletal Muscle; Angiogenesis in Thalassemia; Fibroblasts & Endothelial Cells: The Basic Angiogenic Unit; Regulating Functions of Angiogenesis in Prevention & Therapy of Gastric Ulcer; The Role of Angiogenesis in Renal Allograft; Angiogenesis & Lymphangiogenesis as Molecular Therapeutic Targets in Human Pterygium & Its Recurrences; The Role of Heparin Mimetic Peptide Nanofibers in Angiogenesis Process; Mast Cells & Angiogenesis in Tumoral & Non-Tumoral Disease; Angiogenesis in Tumor Microenvironment: Potential Approaches in Cancer Therapy; Angiogenesis in Breast Neoplasia; Targeting VEGF-Mediated Tumor Angiogenesis in Neuroblastoma; Molecular Pathways of Angiogenesis in Cervical Cancer; Index.

About the Author

Gaetano Santulli, MD, PhD is a physician-scientist. Cardiologist, he authored more than 100 publications in the field of cardiovascular medicine, including peer-reviewed research articles in high impact journals. He is currently working at Columbia University. He lives in Manhattan. Dr. Santullis expertise comprises both clinical and basic research topics, including hypertension, diabetes, angiogenesis, myocardial infarction, heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, and vascular disease. Furthermore, he has maintained an active clinical and research interest in metabolism and skeletal muscle disease. He is a member of several international academic societies, including American Heart Association (AHA), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS), European Association of Heart Failure, European Association of Echocardiography, Acute Cardiovascular Care Association, European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions; European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Working Groups on: Hypertension & the Heart, Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology, Myocardial Function, Cellular Biology of the Heart. He serves on the editorial boards of numerous medical Journals and he is Editor in Chief of the Journal of Cardiovascular Disease (JCvD).