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Recent advances in geriatrics / edited by Mario Barbagallo, Giuseppe Licata, James R. Sowers.
LIBRA RC952.A2 R43 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Language of science
- The language of science
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Older people--Diseases--Congresses.
- Older people.
- Older people--Diseases.
- Cardiovascular diseases in old age--Congresses.
- Cardiovascular diseases in old age.
- Aging--Physiological aspects--Congresses.
- Aging.
- Aging--Physiological aspects.
- Geriatrics.
- Cardiovascular Diseases.
- Aged.
- Hypertension.
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal.
- Medical Subjects:
- Geriatrics.
- Cardiovascular Diseases.
- Aged.
- Hypertension.
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 292 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Plenum Press, [1998]
- Contents:
- 1. Recent Advances in Gerontology and Geriatrics in Italy / P. U. Carbonin 1
- 2. Body Composition in the Elderly / Giuliano Enzi, Mauro Bussolotto, Anna Ceccon, Paolo Beninca, Alessandra Coin, Giuseppe Sergi 9
- 3. Neuroendocrine System and Aging Processes / G. Valenti 15
- 4. The Ionic Hypothesis of Aging: Role of Intracellular Ions in the Development of Hypertension and Insulin Resistance / Mario Barbagallo, Ligia J. Dominguez, Anna Licata, Lilia Granvillano, Maria Adele Alessi, Giuseppe Licata, Lawrence M. Resnick 25
- 5. Recent Aspects of Renal Pathophysiology in the Elderly / A. Ungar, C. Cantini, A. Altobelli, B. Vallotti, C. Di Serio, G. La Cava, M. Pellegri, S. Castellani, G. Masotti 37
- 6. Aging and Endothelial Function / Stefano Taddei, Agostino Virdis, Lorenzo Ghiadoni, Antonio Salvetti 45
- 7. Vascular Changes and Aging / Salvatore Novo, Agostino Geraci, Claudio Pernice 55
- 8. Oxidative Stress and Advancing Age: Impact on Blood Pressure / Giuseppe Paolisso, Maria Rosaria Tagliamonte, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Daniela Manzella, Sabrina Manduca, Giuseppina Petrella, Michelangela Barbieri, Michele Varricchio 63
- 9. Hypertension in the Elderly: Hormonal and Therapeutic Aspects / Haralambos Gavras, Irene Gavras 69
- 10. Metabolic and Cardiovascular Manifestations of Hypertension in the Elderly / V. Rajkumar, Luis C. Afonso, Joel Steinberg, Stephen L. Farrow, James R. Sowers 75
- 11. Effects of Diabetes and Hypertension on the Aging Kidney / Konstantinos Makrilakis, George L. Bakris 83
- 12. Clinical Features of Hypertension in the Elderly / G. Abate, M. Zito, A. Di Iorio 91
- 13. The Aging Heart / M. Varricchio, M. R. Tagliamonte, M. R. Rizzo, G. Varricchio, A. Gambardella 97
- 14. Early Markers of Cardiovascular Damage / Giuseppe Licata 103
- 15. Congestive Heart Failure in the Elderly / Franco Rengo, Domenico Acanfora, Luigi Trojano, Giuseppe Furgi, Costantino Picone, S. Pollice, Gian Luca Iannuzzi 123
- 16. The Role of the Autonomic Nervous System in Congestive Heart Failure / Gianfranco Piccirillo, Carmela Bucca, Sabrina Tarantini, Elvira Santagada, Michele Durante, Silvia Remediani, Maria Luce Nocco, Vincenzo Marigliano 137
- 17. Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure in the Elderly / Gaspare Parrinello, Pietra Amato, Anna Licata, Salvatore Paterna, Antonio Pinto, Ligia J. Dominguez, Mario Barbagallo, Giuseppe Licata 145
- 18. Apolipoprotein E Genotype in Vascular Dementia / Carlo Vergani, Ludovica Caputo, Anthony Ryan, Jacopo Tagliabue, Giorgio Annoni 153
- 19. Risk Factors for Delirium in the Elderly / Gianfranco Salvioli, Chiara Mussi 159
- 20. Definition of Outcomes in a Dementia Evaluation and Rehabilitation Unit / Cristina Geroldi, Angelo Bianchetti, Marco Trabucchi 167
- 21. Therapy of Alzheimer's Dementia: Past, Present, and Future / P. Mecocci, M. C. Polidori, A. Cherubini, U. Senin 179
- 22. Genetic Polymorphisms and Arterial Thrombosis / Maurizio Margaglione, Elvira Grandone, Francesco P. Mancini, Giovanni Di Minno 197
- 23. From Thrombosis to Acute Inflammatory Reaction: New Aspects of Unstable Angina / Gian Gastone Neri Serneri, Pietro Amedeo Modesti, Ilaria Cecioni 207
- 24. When and How to Treat Hypercholesterolemia in the Elderly? / Antonio Capurso, Sabrina A. Capurso 219
- 25. Angiogenesis in Multiple Myeloma / Angelo Vacca, Monica Minischetti, Antonio Pellegrino, Franco Dammacco 227
- 26. Calcium Metabolism in the Elderly / Ligia J. Dominguez, Roberta Ruggero, Dario Bruno, Girolamo Catalano, Domenica A. La Milia, Mario Barbagallo 239
- 27. The Epidemiology of Osteoporosis / Leonardo Sartori 251
- 28. Diagnosis of Osteoporosis / Giovanni Passeri 257
- 29. New Trends in the Treatment of Osteoporosis / Mario Barbagallo, Ligia J. Dominguez, Giuseppe Barbagallo-Sangiorgi, Mario Passeri 263
- 30. Update on Italian Centenarians: Italian Multicentric Study on Centenarians / L. Motta, R. Rapisarda, S. Sangiorgi, G. Receputo, F. B. Tomasello 273
- 31. Centenarians in Western Sicily: Data and Characteristics / G. Frada, R. Pollina, E. Pupella, G. Mangiacavallo, S. Chessari, M. Palazzo 279.
- Notes:
- "Proceedings of the eighth course of the International School of Gerontology and Geriatrics on advances in geriatrics: cardiovascular system, arterial hypertension, and osteoporosis, held March 20-25, 1997, in Erice, Italy"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0306457792
- OCLC:
- 37994826
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