Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death for men and women in this country, surpassing deaths due to all cancers combined. Better awareness of heart disease risk factors and improved treatment modalities has produced great progress in reducing deaths due to myocar…
"This book provides as well rounded approach to lipid metabolism and to the diagnosis and treatments of its disorders." Dr Marcus Jeremy Cox, Doody's Book Review Service "The standard of presentation is excellent and there are some good quality colour plates ... If you're lookin…
A state-of-the-art treatise on modern clinical practice relating to hyperlipidaemia and lipoprotein disorders.
This edition continues to provide a state-of-the-art treatise on modern clinical practice relating to hyperlipidemia and lipoprotein disorders, conditions responsible for a huge amount of morbidity and mortality in Western countries and, increasingly, the developing world. The c…
Dislipidaemia in clinical practice
by Dean, John, Wilson, Peter W. F., Thompson, Gilbert
"This concise and accessible text provides an integrated overview cardiovascular medicine - considering the basic sciences which underpin the cardiovascular system and applying this knowledge to clinical practice and therapeutics. Highly visual colour illustrations complement th…
The integration of biological and genetic data has established that diverse biological processes, involving multiple effectors, influence circulating levels of triglyceride and cholesterol. This diversity may underlie the genetic complexity of human dyslipidemias, including the …
Handbook of obesity
"Now in its third edition, The Handbook of Obesity: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Physiopathology offers comprehensive coverage of the biological, behavioural, and environmental determinants of obesity and how excess weight affects and exacerbates a range of comorbid conditions in…