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Diabeto-angiology / Marijan Bosevski, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Metabolic diseases--laboratory and clinical research series.
- Metabolic diseases--laboratory and clinical research
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diabetic angiopathies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (281 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Inflammation is established as a factor for development of diabetes mellitus. This book discusses the role of inflammatory biomarkers: C-reactive protein and fibrinogen in initiation and progression of atherosclerosis in diabetic patients and the way of their control. It also discusses various contributing factors to this serious condition.
- Contents:
- Epidemiology of diabetes and its complications
- Etiology and pathogenesis of diabetic macrovascular disease
- Management of hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes and diabetic vascular disease
- Insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and the role of insulin sensitizers in its management
- Uric acid, urea, and creatinine : implications for patients with diabetic vascular disease
- Risk stratification and non-invasive imaging of diabetic vascular disease
- Peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus
- Carotid artery disease in diabetic patients
- Coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Diabetic retinopathy
- Diabetic nephropathy.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61728-800-4
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