Early identification of cardiovascular risk using genomics and proteomics
- 4 May 2010
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature Reviews Cardiology
- Vol. 7 (6), 309-317
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2010.53
Abstract
In this Review, Drs Kullo and Cooper discuss the role of genomics and proteomics in cardiovascular risk assessment, using the specific example of atherosclerosis. The availability of good markers for risk stratification might enable the health-care system to become more proactive, moving the focus away from treatment of end-stage coronary heart disease and towards early detection of disease risk and prevention of adverse outcomes. Coronary heart disease (CHD) will soon become the leading cause of death and morbidity in the world. Early detection and treatment of CHD is thus imperative to improve global health. Atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries is a complex multifactorial disease process involving multiple pathways that can be influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. With the recent advances in genomics and proteomics, many new risk factors with small-to-moderate effects are likely to be identified. Additionally, individualized risk stratification and targeted therapy may become feasible; each individual could potentially be assessed with a panel of tests for genomic and proteomic markers and, on the basis of the individual's composite risk profile, preventive and therapeutic steps could then be undertaken. With a multimarker approach, it may also be possible to identify alterations in pathways involved in atherogenesis, rather than focus on individual risk factors. In this article, we use the specific example of atherosclerosis to discuss the role of genomics and proteomics in cardiovascular risk assessment.Keywords
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