Obesity and cardiovascular disease / Gianluca Iacobellis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iacobellis, Gianluca.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obesity--Complications.

Obesity.

Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Risk factors.

Cardiovascular system.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The number of individuals who are obese or overweight has dramatically increased over recent years and is now becoming epidemic.These individuals are more likely to suffer cardiovascular diseases and therefore physicians, specialists and trainees increasingly need to deal with these issues on the ward and in clinic. As a result, the need for appropriate knowledge of up-to-date clinical management of obesity and its associated cardiovascular problems is essential for any practisingphysician.Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease is a readily assimilated pocket guide to obesity and cardiovascular di

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction: redefinition of the relationship between obesity and the cardiovascular system; 2 Definition, classification, phenotypes, and epidemiology of obesity; 3 Metabolically healthy obesity; 4 Adipose tissue and the heart; 5 Markers of adiposity; 6 Echocardiography in obesity; 7 Obesity and atherosclerosis; 8 Obesity and hypertension; 9 Electrocardiography and arrhythmias in obesity; 10 Obesity and heart failure; 11 Obesity and peripheral venous diseases; 12 Obesity and sleep apnea; 13 Weight-loss strategies; 14 Recent trials in obesity

BibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-176851-0

1-283-58068-3

9786613893130

0-19-157558-5

OCLC:

801363609