Report of the Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (10th), Ten-Year Review and Five-Year Plan. Volume 2. Heart and Vascular Diseases

摘要

This is volume 2 of the five-volume Tenth Report of the Director, NHLBI, for attacking heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases. This volume reports on program areas of the Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases, NHLBI. It begins with an executive summary and a description of the magnitude of the problem related to these diseases. Progress, achievements, and future goals are then reported in the following program areas: Arteriosclerosis; Hypertension; Cerebrovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Peripheral vascular disease; Arrhythmias; Heart failure and shock; Congenital and rheumatic heart disease; Cardiomyopathies and infections of the heart; Circulatory assistance. The volume concludes with discussions of prevention research and of research training and development.