1st Edition
by Francesco Tecilazich (Editor)
Presents comprehensive coverage of the many microvascular complications of diabetes
Diabetes
remains one of the main causes, in the western world, of legal
blindness, end stage renal disease, and amputation, despite the
implementation of tight glycemic control and the great progress in the
management and care of our patients. This book provides a useful and
handy tool to professionals and students in the field of diabetes and
its microvascular complications by integrating information from clinical
settings as well as from the frontlines of diabetic research. It
provides readers with up-to-date diagnostic criteria, classifications,
and therapeutic approaches. and recent discoveries on mechanisms of
disease, experimental therapeutic agents, and biomarkers of disease.
Written by top experts in the field, Microvascular Disease in Diabetes
offers in-depth chapters covering pathophysiology; the genetics of
diabetic microvascular disease; and the epigenetics of diabetic
microvascular disease. It then provides sections featuring both clinical
and research information on diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy,
diabetic neuropathy, and diabetic foot. It also looks at coronary
microvascular dysfunction and cerebral microvascular disease.
- Integrates new and accessible material on diabetic microvascular comorbidities
- Covers all relevant microvascular systems
- Provides
a much-needed resource synthesizing research and clinical applications
to treating microvascular complications of diabetes
- Presents
current diagnostic criteria, classifications, and therapeutic
approaches, as well as recent discoveries on the mechanisms of disease,
experimental therapeutic agents, and biomarkers of disease
Assembled in an easily consultable manner, Microvascular Disease in Diabetes
is an excellent text for investigators, clinicians, and students
looking to improve their understanding of diabetic complications.