Interdisciplinary Concepts in Cardiovascular Health Volume I: Primary Risk Factors /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wakabayashi, Ichiro. (Editor), Groschner, Klaus. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Metabolic diseases.; Biomedicine.; Molecular Medicine.; Metabolic Diseases.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1334-9

This book provides an introduction to the principles of both cardiovascular epidemiology and molecular pathophysiology; as a unique aspect, it also outlines and discusses the molecular concepts underlying epidemiological observations. This first volume is focused on the genetic and molecular basis o...

Table of Contents:

• Basic�Principles of�Molecular Pathophysiology and Etiology of Cardiovascular Dysorders.-�Aging
• Gender
• Gene Polymorphisms and Signaling Defects
• Diet and nutrition to Prevent and Treat Cardiovascular Diseases
• Physical activity and Cardiovascular Diseases
• Alcohol
• Tobacco
• Socioeconomic Aspects of Cardiovascular Health
• Stress and Psychological Factors.