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Author:

Iacobellis, Gianluca.

Title:

Obesity and cardiovascular disease / Gianluca Iacobellis.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xv, 272 p., 4 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Obesity--Complications.
Cardiovascular system--Risk factors.--Risk factors.
Obesity--complications.
Cardiovascular Diseases--etiology.
Fettsucht.
Kardiovaskuläre Krankheit.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction : redefinition of the relationship between obesity and the cardiovascular system -- Definition, classification, phenotypes, and epidemiology of obesity -- Metabolically healthy obesity -- Adipose tissue and the heart -- Markers of adiposity -- Echocardiography in obesity -- Obesity and atherosclerosis -- Obesity and hypertension -- Electrocardiography and arrhythmias in obesity -- Obesity and heart failure -- Obesity and peripheral venous diseases -- Obesity and sleep apnea -- Weight-loss strategies -- Recent trials in obesity.

ISBN:

019954932X (pbk.)
9780199549320 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)320193321

LCCN:

2009022549

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)