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1 online resource (333 pages). |
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Year in Lipid Disorders
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Year in Lipid Disorders.
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| Contents |
Contents; Editors; Contributors; Part 1: Clinical aspects ofatherosclerotic disease; Chapter 1: Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9): molecular function and impact of its mutations and polymorphisms on cholesterol levels and related diseases; Chapter 2: Metabolic syndrome, diabetes and cardiovascular risk; Chapter 3: Diet and exercise in the prevention and treatment of diabetes and coronary heart disease; Chapter 4: Imaging developments in vascular disease; Part II: Lipids, lipoproteins and atherosclerosis. |
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Chapter 5: Ezetimibe: mechanism of action update and recent controversiesChapter 6: Oxidative stress, lipoprotein oxidation and atherosclerosis; Chapter 7: Updating the metabolism of apolipoprotein B-100- containing lipoproteins in dyslipidaemia; Chapter 8: Triglycerides and atherosclerosis; Part III: Prevention and treatment strategies; Chapter 9: JUPITER: the crossroads between statin therapy, inflammation and cardiovascular risk reduction; Chapter 10: New clinical trials of lipid regulatingagents; Chapter 11: Statin myopathy. |
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Chapter 12: Nuclear receptors (PPARs, LXRs and TRs) and their role in regulating lipid metabolismPart IV: Infection, inflammation and secondary causes of atherosclerosis; Chapter 13: Inflammation, inflammatory disease and coronary atherosclerosis; Chapter 14: Mechanisms of insulin resistance; Chapter 15: Haemostasis-dyslipidaemia interactions in coronary heart disease; Acronyms/abbreviations; Index of papers reviewed; General index. |
| Summary |
Lipid disorders are among the primary risk factors in developing atherosclerosis and heart disease. Providing an up-to-date insight into the latest research into lipid disorders, and the implications of this research for daily clinical practice, this collection includes an overview of the latest developments in this complex field by reviewing the most significant papers published in the medical journals on lipid disorders over the last eighteen months. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lipidoses.
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Lipidoses. |
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Lipids -- Research.
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Lipids -- Research. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Toth, Peter P. Year in Lipid Disorders. Oxford : Clinical Publishing, ©2010 9781846920615 |
| ISBN |
9781846926228 |
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184692622X |
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9781846920615 (electronic book) |
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1846920612 (electronic book) |
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