Cardiovascular Endocrinology Shared Pathways and Clinical Crossroads /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Fonseca, Vivian A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2009.
• Σειρά: Contemporary Endocrinology
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Cardiology.; Endocrinology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Hormonal Regulation of the Vascular System: An Overview
• Hormonal Regulation of the Vascular System: An Overview
• Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
• Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes
• Disruption of the Nitric Oxide Signaling System in Diabetes
• Free Fatty Acids, A Major Link Between Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Inflammation, and Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease
• The Anti-Inflammatory and Antiatherogenic Effects of Insulin
• Insulin Sensitizers and Cardiovascular Disease
• Screening for Cardiovascular Disease in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
• Endocrine Hypertension and Cardiovascular Events
• Renin-Angiotensin System
• Microalbuminuria and Chronic Kidney Disease as Cardiovascular Risk Factors
• Obesity in Cardiovascular Disease
• Adiponectin and Cardiovascular Disease
• Sex Hormones and Vascular Disease
• Testosterone and Cardiovascular Disease
• Sexual Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Risk – Links and Solutions
• Of Interest
• Natriuretic Peptides and Cardiovascular Regulation
• Insulin-Like Growth Factors, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Cardiovascular Disease.