Therapeutic Angiogenesis for the Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

The development of blood vessels may be considered in several contexts. Vasculogenesis and angiogenesis are the processes responsible for the development of the circulatory system, the first functional unit in the developing embryo (1) . Pathologic angiogenesis includes the role of post-natal neovascularization in the pathogenesis of arthritis, diabetic retinopathy, and, most notably, tumor growth…