Advances in gene therapy of myocardial ischemia and the monitoring with molecular imaging

Cardiovascular diseases are harmful for people.Recent advances in understanding the molecular basis of cardiovascular diseases, together with some studies of the gene therapy on cardiovascular disorders, have offered possibilities for new treatments.Gene therapies have demonstrated potential usefulness in treating myocardial ischemia.Therefore, the monitoring of the expression of therapy gene and therapeutic efficacy has become an important issue.