Metabolic risk for cardiovascular disease /

The relationship of metabolic diseases to cardiovascular disease (CVD) is reaching epidemic proportions. This relates mostly to the increasing prevalence of obesity, the metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. This book outlines and addresses the metabolic factors and related diseases that contribut...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: American Heart Association
Other Authors: Eckel, Robert H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Dallas, TX : Chichester, West Sussex, UK : American Heart Association ; Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Series:AHA clinical series.
Subjects:
Cardiovascular system > Diseases > Risk factors.
Metabolic syndrome.
Obesity > Complications.
Lipids > Metabolism > Disorders > Complications.
Diabetes > Complications.
Cardiovascular Diseases > etiology
Metabolic Syndrome > complications
Cardiovascular Diseases > epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases > prevention & control
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 > complications
Risk Factors
Metabolic Syndrome.
Diabetes Complications
Appareil cardiovasculaire > Maladies > Facteurs de risque.
Syndrome métabolique.
Obésité > Complications et séquelles.
Diabète > Complications et séquelles.
MEDICAL > Cardiology.
Cardiovascular system > Diseases > Risk factors
Diabetes > Complications
Metabolic syndrome
Obesity > Complications
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Insulin action, fuel partitioning, and body weight regulations / Steven Kahn & Kristina M. Utzschneider
  • Lipid and lipoprotein metabolism and CVD risk / Frank Sacks
  • Tobacco and CVD risk / C. Barr Taylor
  • Nutrition and CVD risk / Alice Lichtenstein
  • Physical activity and cardiovascular health / William E. Kraus & William L. Haskell
  • The obesity epidemic and CVD risk / Paul Pointer
  • Insulin resistance, the metabolic syndrome and CVD risk / Sidney Smith
  • Diabetes and CVD risk / Peter Wilson
  • Lipid management and CVD risk reduction / Antonio M. Gotto Jr. & John A. Farmer
  • Obesity management and CVD risk reduction / George Bray
  • Diabetes management and CVD risk reduction / Jay Skyler
  • A healthy lifestyle and CVD prevention / Arne Astrup.

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