Heart and Brain Tissue Banks for Research on Co-Occurring Cardiovascular and NeurologicalPsychiatric Disorders
Author
Source
Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-04-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Epidemiological studies point to a strong and possibly causal association of psychiatric and neurological disorders with cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Mechanistic links between these co-occurring illnesses are not well understood.
Better insight into their relationship could help identify novel diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets.
For successful translation of basic biomedical research into clinical practice, analyses of postmortem human tissues are essential.
However, current tissue banks dedicated to psychiatric and neurological research collect only brain tissue samples deemed most important to the institution's participating investigators.
While this practice is often dictated by budget constraints, restricted tissue storage space and other practical reasons, it limits the ability of the biological research community to access and study multiple organ systems relevant to cardiovascular and neuronal systems dysfunction.
This problem is worsened when clinical records pertaining to coexistent systemic pathology are not available.
To promote further understanding of co-occurring CVD and psychiatric/neurological disorders, efforts should be made to support tissue banks that harvest heart, coronary arteries, and aorta samples as well as brain tissue, from the same subjects.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ikonomovic, Milos D.. 2009. Heart and Brain Tissue Banks for Research on Co-Occurring Cardiovascular and NeurologicalPsychiatric Disorders. Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-471411
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ikonomovic, Milos D.. Heart and Brain Tissue Banks for Research on Co-Occurring Cardiovascular and NeurologicalPsychiatric Disorders. Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-471411
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ikonomovic, Milos D.. Heart and Brain Tissue Banks for Research on Co-Occurring Cardiovascular and NeurologicalPsychiatric Disorders. Cardiovascular Psychiatry and Neurology. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-471411
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-471411