J. Rick Turner, BSc (Hons), PGCE, PhD, DSc, is an experimental research scientist, clinical trialist, author, editor, and educator. He spent the first part of his professional career in the field of Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine, detailing the individual differences apparent in cardiovascular responses to behavioral and psychological stressors, including genetic influences upon them. He received two international awards for his research, and is Co-Editor of the 2013 Springer volume
Encyclopedia of Behavioral Medicine
, the definitive work in this area.

Dr Turner is currently Chief Scientific Advisor, Cardiac Safety Services, and Senior Scientific Director, Clinical Communications, Quintiles. He is also member of Quintiles' Cardiovascular and Diabetes Centers of Excellence. He is the author and co-author of over 120 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and the author, co-author,and editor of 15 books. Additionally, he holds the positions of Adjunct Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, and President and Chief Scientific Officer, Turner Medical Communications.

Dilip R. Karnad, MD, FACP, FRCP (Glasg), is an internist and an expert in cardiac safety with extensive clinical, research and teaching experience. He is currently Head of the Research Team, Cardiac Safety Services, Quintiles. He has a particular interest in statistical approaches to cardiac safety assessments, and has published over 20 papers in this field. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (of Glasgow), and also a practicing internist and critical care physician affiliated to Jupiter Hospital, Thane.

Snehal Kothari, MD, DM, FACC, FESC is a cardiologist and an expert in cardiac safety with extensive clinical, research and teaching experience. He is currently Chief Medical & Scientific Officer of theCore ECG Laboratory, Cardiac Safety Services, and Global Head of the Cardiac Safety Centre of Excellence, Quintiles. He is also a practicing Interventional Cardiologist affiliated to Lilavati Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai. He is the recipient of over 30 awards and honors, and is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology, and the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology. He has over 80 peer-reviewed publications and published abstracts.

Cutting-edge descriptions and explanations of state-of-the-art cardiovascular safety assessments enable readers to get up to speed quickly. No other book provides such a comprehensive overview of one of the most important topics in drug development and therapeutic use

Early chapters provide discussions of background material to make the book a self-contained, single resource for readers

In addition to the 500 references cited in the book's chapters, 900 Further Readings are provided for readers, making the book an extremely valuable compendium of research in this field

A special chapter provides a safety perspective on additional aspects of drug development and therapeutic use, placing cardiovascular safety within the larger field of general drug safety