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Record Nr.

UNINA9910141043303321

Titolo

Nutritional and metabolic bases of cardiovascular disease  / / edited by Mario Mancini ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

ISBN

1-283-51419-2

9786613826640

1-4443-1845-4

1-4443-1846-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (483 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ManciniM (Mario)

Disciplina

616.1/071

Soggetti

Cardiovascular system - Diseases - Nutritional aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Section 1. Nutrition and obesity -- Section 2. Metabolic syndrome and diabetes -- Section 3. Hypercholesterolemia and early atherosclerosis -- Section 4. Nutrition, hypertension and cardiovascular disease -- Section 5. Hemostasis and thrombosis : from nutritional influences to cardiovascular events -- Section 6. Nutrition, metabolism, and the aging process.

Sommario/riassunto

Extraordinary advances in the understanding of the links between nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular disease have prompted a systematic reappraisal of knowledge in the field. As a result, it is now imperative that clinicians who care for patients with CVD or its key risk factors have a solid understanding of the often complex interrelationships between cardiovascular health and chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Written by a team of international thought leaders in cardiology, endocrinology, diabetology and nutritional science, this important new book: