Nutritional and metabolic bases of cardiovascular disease / edited by Mario Mancini ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mancini, M. (Mario)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Nutritional aspects.

Cardiovascular system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (483 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Extraordinary advances in the understanding of the links between nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular disease have prompted a systematic reappraisal of knowledge in the field. As a result, it is now imperative that clinicians who care for patients with CVD or its key risk factors have a solid understanding of the often complex interrelationships between cardiovascular health and chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Written by a team of international thought leaders in cardiology, endocrinology, diabetology and nutritional science, this important new book:

Contents:

Section 1. Nutrition and obesity

Section 2. Metabolic syndrome and diabetes

Section 3. Hypercholesterolemia and early atherosclerosis

Section 4. Nutrition, hypertension and cardiovascular disease

Section 5. Hemostasis and thrombosis : from nutritional influences to cardiovascular events

Section 6. Nutrition, metabolism, and the aging process.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-51419-2

9786613826640

1-4443-1845-4

1-4443-1846-2

OCLC:

701311251