title: Pharmacogenetics and cardiovascular disease management.
abstract: Patients differ in their response to drugs. Part of this variability may reflect genetically-determined characteristics of target genes or metabolizing enzymes. A knowledge of an individual's genetic makeup could allow drug therapy to be targeted at those most likely to benefit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Singleton Hospital, Swansea.
authors.forename: Clive F M
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Weston
mesh_terms: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics; D015195:Drug Design; D004351:Drug Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D004361:Drug Tolerance / Q000235:genetics*; D018390:Gene Targeting; D015894:Genome, Human; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents