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Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Cardiometabolic Diseases (eBook, PDF)

Prevention and Management in Clinical Practice

Redaktion: Kokkinos, Peter; Narayan, Puneet

Beschreibung

This book examines the links between physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. It presents an overview of the role of PA and CRF in the prevention and management of risk factors associated with cardiometabolic diseases such as hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, obesity, and atherosclerosis. In addition, it explores how these risks vary with different populations such as the elderly and people of various racial backgrounds. The book also highlights risks associated with exercise and presents a prescription for appropriate and efficacious exercise to minimize risk and maximize health benefits for the heart. Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Prevention and Management of Cardiometabolic Disease is an essential resource for physicians, exercise physiologists, medical students, residents, fellows, nurses, and researchers incardiology, cardiorespiratory fitness, exercise science, health promotion and disease prevention, public health, and epidemiology.

Technische Details

• Geräte: PC
• ohne Kopierschutz
• Größe: 9.56MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Peter Kokkinos PhD, FAHA, FACSM Professor, Georgetown University School of Medicine George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Director, Cardiometabolic Health Research Unit Veterans Affairs Medical Center 50 Irving Street, NW Washington, DC, 20422 USA Puneet Narayan, MD, FACP, FAHA, FASH Director, Clinical Research Institute of Northern Virginia Burke, VA

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 443
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030048167
• Artikelnr.: 56820391