Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease (eBook, PDF)

Epidemiology, Assessment, and Management
Redaktion: Krentz, Andrew J.; Wong, Nathan D.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Addressing a topic of utmost importance in the field, this text addresses the epidemiology, diagnosis, assessment, and management of patients with metabolic syndrome-focusing on implications for cardiovascular disease risk. With an abundance of clearly organized tables, flowcharts, and practice guidelines, this blue-ribbon source succinctly analyzes recent clinical trials, compares and assesses recent and emerging therapies, and provides recommendations for the improved assessment and treatment of patients, while supplying a state-of-the-art overview of approaches to optimize and enhance patient care.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. November 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781420020601
• Artikelnr.: 53328461

Autorenporträt

Andrew J. Krentz, Nathan D. Wong

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction /Scott M. Grundy
1. Metabolic Syndrome: Nomenclature, Definition, and Diagnosis /K. George M. Alberti and Paul Z. Zimmet
2. Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment in the Metabolic Syndrome /Nathan D. Wong
3. Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus /Ali Jawa and Vivian Fonseca
4. Vascular Biology of the Metabolic Syndrome /Justin M. S. Lee and Robin P. Choudhury
5. Vascular Disease in the Metabolic Syndrome: Mechanisms and Consequences /Andrew J. Krentz, Sarah Wild, and Christopher D. Byrne
6. Glycemic Control and the Metabolic Syndrome /John E. Gerich and Regina Dodis
7. Dyslipidemia in the Metabolic Syndrome /Natalia B. Volkova and Prakash C. Deedwania
8. Hypertension in the Metabolic Syndrome /Stanley S. Franklin
9. Obesity, Physical Activity, and Nutrition in the Metabolic Syndrome /Gang Hu, Timo A. Lakka, Hanna
Maaria Lakka, and Jaakko Tuomilehto
10. Management of Patients with the Metabolic Syndrome: Compliance with or Adherence to Treatment? /C. Tissa Kappagoda and Ezra A. Amsterdam
Index.