@article{3158032,
    title = "MicroRNAs in Cardiovascular Therapeutics",
    author = "Siasos, Gerasimos and Tousoulis, Dimitris and Tourikis, Panagiotis and and Mazaris, Savas and Zakynthinos, Giorgos and Oikonomou, Evangelos and and Kokkou, Eleni and Kollia, Christina and Stefanadis, Christodoulos",
    journal = "Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry",
    year = "2013",
    volume = "13",
    number = "13",
    pages = "1605-1618",
    publisher = "BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD",
    issn = "1568-0266",
    doi = "10.2174/15680266113139990109",
    keywords = "microRNAs; cardiovascular disease; therapy; atherosclerosis",
    abstract = "Recent research reveals the crucial role microRNAs (miRNAs) in the
pathogenesis and progression of many pathological conditions, including
cardiovascular diseases. It is widely documented that miRNAs represent
critical regulators of cardiovascular function and participate in almost
all aspects of cardiovascular biology. In particular, they are involved
in several pathophysiological pathways of various manifestations of
cardiovascular disease, such as coronary artery disease, heart failure,
stroke, diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension and cardiac
arrhythmias. In the present article we review the available literature
regarding to the role of miRNAs in certain cardiovascular conditions.
Moreover, we discuss the therapeutic potential of miRNAs for treating
cardiovascular diseases and we attempt to highlight future directions."
}