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Iacobellis, Gianluca.
Obesity and cardiovascular disease / Gianluca Iacobellis. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xv, 272 p., 4 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780199549320 (pbk.) 019954932X (pbk.)
Obesity--complications.
Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Risk factors.
Cardiovascular Diseases--etiology.
RC628 / .I23 2009
616.398 / I23
Obesity and cardiovascular disease / Gianluca Iacobellis. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. - xv, 272 p., 4 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780199549320 (pbk.) 019954932X (pbk.)
Obesity--complications.
Cardiovascular system--Diseases--Risk factors.
Cardiovascular Diseases--etiology.
RC628 / .I23 2009
616.398 / I23