The Heart and Lung in Obesity -

The Heart and Lung in Obesity

Buch | Hardcover
253 Seiten
1998
Blackwell Futura (Verlag)
978-0-87993-685-3 (ISBN)
134,95 inkl. MwSt
This volume concentrates on the cardiovascular effects of obesity, presenting and integrating literature from such disparate areas as endocrinology/metabolism, surgery, biochemistry and physiology. It looks at the effects of obesity on myocardial metabolism, morphology and function.
This unique book is the first to focus on the cardiovascular effects of obesity. The authors present and integrate relevant literature from such disparate areas as endocrinology/metabolism, surgery, biochemistry, and physiology. Among the topics covered: The effects of obesity on myocardial metabolism, morphology and function An in-depth analysis of the evolution of obesity cardiomyopathy Obesity's interrelationship with sleep disordered breathing The effects of weight loss on obesity-related cardiopulmonary abnormalities Obesity and coronary artery diseaseThis last topic has seldom if ever been so comprehensively reviewed. Indeed, the entire text provides the most in-deth critical analysis yet of how obesity affects the heart and lung.Recommended for anyone working in the field of obesity or providing medical care to obese patients.

Martin A. Alpert and James K. Alexander are the authors of The Heart and Lung in Obesity, published by Wiley.

Preface M.A. Alpert, J.K. Alexander 1. Historical Notes J.K. Alexander 2. Effect of Obesity on Myocardial Metabolism, Morphology, and Function in the Obese (fa/fa) Zucker Rat S.W. Schaffer 3. Cardiac Morphology and Obesity in Man M.A. Alpert, J.K. Alexander 4. Hemodynamic Alterations with Obesity in Man J.K. Alexander, M.A. Alpert 5. Obesity and Ventricular Function in Man: Diastolic Function S. Chakko, M.A. Alpert, J.K. Alexander 6. Obesity and Ventricular Function in Man: Systolic Function M.A. Alpert, J.K. Alexander, S. Chakko 7. Obesity, Hypertension, and the Heart E. Reisin, M.E. Cook 8. Obesity and Pulmonary Function D.F. Rochester 9. Pathogenesis and Clinical Manifestations of Obesity Cardiomyopathy J.K. Alexander, M.A. Alpert 10. Obesity and Sleep-Disordered Breathing S.M. Koeing, M.P. Suratt 11. Treatment of Obesity Cardiomyopathy M.A. Alpert, J.K. Alexander 12. Obesity and Coronary Heart Disease J.K. Alexander Appendix Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 27.4.1998
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 159 x 238 mm
Gewicht 600 g
Themenwelt Medizinische Fachgebiete Innere Medizin Kardiologie / Angiologie
Medizinische Fachgebiete Innere Medizin Pneumologie
ISBN-10 0-87993-685-1 / 0879936851
ISBN-13 978-0-87993-685-3 / 9780879936853
Zustand Neuware
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