Full Description
The primary focus of this book is to provide readers with a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of the recent advances in the understanding of cardiovascular risk, especially in selected, vulnerable patient populations. Chapters contained in this book are written by invited authors from all over the world, who are well-known experts and opinion leaders in their respective fields in the assessment and management of cardiovascular risk. In each chapter, emphasis has been placed on reviewing the current understanding of the patho-physiological mechanisms that affect cardiovascular risk, and on critical appraisal of the clinical evidence that guides clinical management of cardiovascular risk in these patients.
Contents
Preface; Editors Foreword & Acknowledgments; Inflammation & coronary atherosclerosis; Epidemiology of hypertension; Hypertension: recent advances in pathogenesis, diagnosis & management; Residual risk- the next frontier in the prevention of cardiovascular disease; Obesity -- risk factor, paradox, & impact of weight loss in cardiovascular diseases; The role of dietary assessment in cardiovascular disease risk models; Ethanol intake & coronary heart disease: a review of the current evidence; The role of work-related psychosocial factors on the risk of cardiovascular disease.NER(01): GB IE
