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Main description:
Fast Facts: Hyperlipidemia provides a crisp and accurate summary of lipid disorders using clear language and illustrations. Directed at a broad range of healthcare professionals, from primary care physicians to specialists, this updated fifth edition addresses the importance of considering lipoprotein particles, not just their lipids.
The authors, renowned experts from the UK and USA, interpret clinical trial evidence in the context of pathogenesis and provide practical solutions to the routine problems encountered in the clinical management of hyperlipidemias.
Contents:
Lipids and lipoproteins - structure and physiology
Epidemiology and pathophysiology
Familial (monogenic) hypercholesterolemia
Polygenic hypercholesterolemia and combined hyperlipidemia
Hypertriglyceridemia
Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia
Dyslipidemia in insulin resistance, the metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus
Secondary hyperlipidemia
Dietary treatment
Drug treatment
When to treat
Biochemical tests
PRODUCT DETAILS
Publisher: Health Press
Publication date: June, 2010
Pages: 144
Weight: 652g
Availability: Not available (reason unspecified)
Subcategories: Cardiovascular Medicine
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