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Lipid disorders [E-Book]

Contributor(s):

Tonkin, Andrew M

Series: Therapeutic strategiesPublication details: Oxford : Clinical, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 284 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781846926013
1846926017
1282093916
9781282093911
9781846920349
1846920345

Other title:

Therapeutic strategies in lipid disorders [Cover title]

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

WD 200.5.H8

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Contents:

Editorand Contributors; Foreword; Chapter 1: A global view of cardiovascular risk factors; Chapter 2: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol as a therapeutic target; Chapter 3: High-density lipoprotein as a therapeutic target; Chapter 4: Apolipoprotein B in the therapy of atherogenic dyslipoproteinaemias; Chapter 5: Management of coronary heart disease patients; Chapter 6: Stroke and transient ischaemic attack prevention; Chapter 7: Diabetes and the metabolic syndrome; Chapter 8: Hypertension; Chapter 9: Treatment of familial hypercholesterolaemia.

Chapter 10: Lipid lowering in chronic kidney diseaseChapter 11: Statins and heart failure; Chapter 12: Absolute risk assessment in the general population; Chapter 13: Pleiotropic effects of statins and potential new indications; Chapter 14: The role of imaging endpoints in clinical trials; Chapter 15: Biomarkers in cardiovascular disease; Chapter 16: Novel lipid-modifying agents; Chapter 17: The enhanced evidence base and translation into improved outcomes; Abbreviations; Index.

Summary: Lipid disorders are now recognised as a diverse group of diseases that together represent one of the foremost risk factors for cardiovascular disease in general. Frequently present in association with other chronic illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity, lipid disorders are a key therapeutic target for clinicians. This book examines the causes and consequences of lipid disorders, and the treatments available. Special chapters are dedicated to the associations between lipid disorders and other conditions, for example cerebrovascular disease and heart failure, as well as the wider.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic book	Stenhouse Library (Kingston Hospital) Online		Link to resource	Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Lipid disorders are now recognised as a diverse group of diseases that together represent one of the foremost risk factors for cardiovascular disease in general. Frequently present in association with other chronic illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity, lipid disorders are a key therapeutic target for clinicians. This book examines the causes and consequences of lipid disorders, and the treatments available. Special chapters are dedicated to the associations between lipid disorders and other conditions, for example cerebrovascular disease and heart failure, as well as the wider.

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