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1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 272 pages, 4 pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : redefinition of the relationship between obesity and the cardiovascular system -- Definition, classification, phenotypes, and epidemiology of obesity -- Metabolically healthy obesity -- Adipose tissue and the heart -- Markers of adiposity -- Echocardiography in obesity -- Obesity and atherosclerosis -- Obesity and hypertension -- Electrocardiography and arrhythmias in obesity -- Obesity and heart failure -- Obesity and peripheral venous diseases -- Obesity and sleep apnea -- Weight-loss strategies -- Recent trials in obesity. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
The number of individuals who are obese or overweight has dramatically increased over recent years and is now becoming epidemic. These individuals are more likely to suffer cardiovascular diseases and therefore physicians, specialists and trainees increasingly need to deal with these issues on the ward and in clinic. As a result, the need for appropriate knowledge of up-to-date clinical management of obesity and its associated cardiovascular problems is essential for any practisingphysician. Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease is a readily assimilated pocket guide to obesity and cardiovascular di. |
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Obesity -- Complications.
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Risk factors.
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Cardiovascular Diseases -- etiology |
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Obésité -- Complications et séquelles.
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Appareil cardiovasculaire -- Maladies -- Facteurs de risque.
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MEDICAL -- Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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MEDICAL -- Nutrition.
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Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Risk factors
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Obesity -- Complications
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Fettsucht
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Kardiovaskuläre Krankheit
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Iacobellis, Gianluca. Obesity and cardiovascular disease. 1st ed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009 9780199549320 (DLC) 2009022549 (OCoLC)320193321 |
| ISBN |
9780191575587 (electronic bk.) |
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0191575585 (electronic bk.) |
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9780199549320 |
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019954932X |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000051586751 |
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AU@ 000062595950 |
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DEBBG BV043169357 |
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DEBBG BV044167236 |
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DEBSZ 421395559 |
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NZ1 15338598 |
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AU@ 000074361799 |
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