Nutritional and Metabolic Bases of Cardiovascular Disease

Mario Mancini · Jose M. Ordovas · Gabrielle Riccardi · Paolo Rubba · Pasquale Strazzullo

Jul 2011 · Sold by John Wiley & Sons

About this ebook

Extraordinary advances in the understanding of the links between nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular disease have prompted a systematic reappraisal of knowledge in the field. As a result, it is now imperative that clinicians who care for patients with CVD or its key risk factors have a solid understanding of the often complex interrelationships between cardiovascular health and chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity.

Written by a team of international thought leaders in cardiology, endocrinology, diabetology and nutritional science, this important new book:

• Examines and updates the role of obesity, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, hypertension, thrombosis, and aging in atherogenesis
• Describes in detail the scientific and clinical evidence of the etiopathogenesis of ischemic heart disease as well as of peripheral and cerebrovascular disease
• Focuses on the 6 topics that will be of greatest interest to readers: 1) general nutrition, 2) metabolic syndrome and diabetes, 3) hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis, 4) hypertension and cerebrovascular disease, 5) hemostasis and thrombosis, 6) aging

Throughout the book, in clear and accessible text, contributors illuminate the close relationship between dietary habits, the metabolic processes of nutrients, and their impact on the cardiovascular system, always with an eye on how the physician can use this information to implement better cardiovascular prevention and improve patient care. Nutritional and Metabolic Bases of Cardiovascular Disease is ideal for those who need to update their knowledge of the links between nutrition, metabolism and CVD, from trainees, clinicians and clinical investigators in cardiovascular medicine to endocrinologists, diabetologists, and nutritionists.

About the author

Mario Mancini, MD, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University Medical School, Naples, Italy

José M. Ordovas, PhD, Senior Scientist and Director, Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA

Gabriele Riccardi, MD, Professor of Endocrine and Metabolic Disease, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University Medical School, Naples, Italy

Paolo Rubba, MD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University Medical School, Naples, Italy

Pasquale Strazzullo, MD, Professor of Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Federico II University Medical School, Naples, Italy