Cardiovascular Endocrinology Shared Pathways and Clinical Crossroads /
Over the past few decades, cardiovascular disease and diabetes have emerged as major public health problems, both as distinct clinical entities and as comorbid conditions. As a result, the fields of vascular biology and endocrinology are working more closely now than ever before. With chapters by re...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Totowa, NJ :
Humana Press,
2009.
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| Series: | Contemporary Endocrinology
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| Online Access: | https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-141-3 |
Table of Contents:
- Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes
- Pathophysiology - From Oxidative Stress to Endothelial Dysfunction and Inflammation
- Disruption of the Nitric Oxide Signalling System in Diabetes
- The Metabolic Syndrome - Clinical Entity or Misnomer
- Fatty Acids and Adipokines
- Insulin - An Anti-atherosclerotic Agent
- Insulin Sensitizers and Cardiovascular Disease
- Screening for CVD in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Patients with Diabetes
- New Observations in the Epidemiology of Hypertension
- role of Hormones
- Aldosterone and Cardiovascular Disease
- The Renin-Angiotensin System
- Optimal Treatment of Hypertension to Prevent Cardiovascular Events
- Microalbuminuria and Chronic Kidney Disease as Cardiovascular Risk Factors
- Impact of Obesity on Cardiovascular Disease
- Adiponectin Vascular Protective Agent
- Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy - Controversies and Solutions
- Testosterone and Cardiovascular Disease
- Sexual Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease - Links and Solutions
- Natriuretic Peptides
- Calcium Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease
- Adrenal Steroids in the Vasculature
- DHEA - Snake Oil or Vascular Protector.