Chapter 1
Normal and Abnormal Cardiac Development
Adriana C. Gittenberger-De Groot PhD,
Monique R. M. Jongbloed MD, PhD,
Robert E. Poelmann PhD,
Adriana C. Gittenberger-De Groot PhD
Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorMonique R. M. Jongbloed MD, PhD
Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorRobert E. Poelmann PhD
Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorAdriana C. Gittenberger-De Groot PhD,
Monique R. M. Jongbloed MD, PhD,
Robert E. Poelmann PhD,
Adriana C. Gittenberger-De Groot PhD
Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorMonique R. M. Jongbloed MD, PhD
Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorRobert E. Poelmann PhD
Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):James H. Moller MD,
Julien I. E. Hoffman MD, FRCP,
James H. Moller MD
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJulien I. E. Hoffman MD, FRCP
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
In this chapter the main events of cardiac morphogenesis are discussed. Attention is focused on morphologic descriptions and insights based on the molecular biologic approaches in animal models that have enhanced and modified our understanding of normal and abnormal cardiac development, including relevance for adult disease with a developmental background.
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