2nd Edition
by T. Barry Levine (Author), Arlene Bradley Levine (Author)
Trends indicate that the metabolic
syndrome will become the leading risk factor for heart disease. Now
more than ever you need an all-in-one reference that provides the tools
and practical advice you need to:
- Identify at-risk patients
- Explain individual contributing factors
- Aid in patient education and motivation
- Direct comprehensive care and
- Choose the most appropriate interventions
Comprehensively
revised to reflect leading-edge research and now organized to
facilitate easy access to essential information and clinically-relevant
guidance, Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease, 2e
offers this and more. Not only will you receive a solid understanding
of the pathophysiology underlying the metabolic syndrome and
cardiovascular disease but also the rationale for today’s most effective treatments.
What’s new?
Filled with timely new content, this updated edition covers:
- New
discoveries that have changed our understanding of the pathogenesis and
interrelationship of metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease (CHD),
and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM)
- The relevance of mitochondria and telomeres
- Sleep and its impact on cardiometabolic health
- The pivotal interplay between insulin and forkhead transcriptionfactors
- Calorie restriction research
- Bariatric surgery experiences and outcomes
In
addition, each chapter includes essential information on comorbidities,
interventions, and pharmacotherapeutic options – an exclusive feature
found only in the second edition!
