A systematic review on pharmacogenetics in cardiov... [Eur Heart J. 2011] - PubMed result

Eur Heart J. 2011 Jul 30. [Epub ahead of print]
A systematic review on pharmacogenetics in cardiovascular disease: is it ready for clinical application?
Verschuren JJ, Trompet S, Wessels JA, Guchelaar HJ, de Maat MP, Simoons ML, Jukema JW.
SourceDepartment of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.

Abstract
Pharmacogenetics is the search for heritable genetic polymorphisms that influence responses to drug therapy. The most important application of pharmacogenetics is to guide choosing agents with the greatest potential of efficacy and smallest risk of adverse drug reactions. Many studies focusing on drug-gene interactions have been published in recent years, some of which led to adaptation of FDA recommendations, indicating that we are on the verge of the clinical application of genetic information in drug therapy. This systematic review provides a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge on pharmacogenetics of all major drug classes currently used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

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A systematic review on pharmacogenetics in cardiov... [Eur Heart J. 2011] - PubMed result