Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease (eBook)

Michael Johnstone, Aristidis Veves (Herausgeber)

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2023 | 3rd ed. 2023
XIV, 1086 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-13177-6 (ISBN)

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This third edition of the book offers an up-to-date review of Diabetes Mellitus with a focus on both Micro- and Macrovascular Disease. The text includes a review of the basic concepts of : Diabetes and Vascular Disease, including Endothelial Dysfunction; The Effect of Insulin on the Vascular System; The Mechanism of Atherosclerosis in Diabetes Mellitus and the Role of Inflammation on the Vascular Tree; and The Role of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosteronism on Diabetes Mellitus. Chapters will discuss the Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as well as the Metabolic Syndrome. Other chapters discuss the Risk Factors of Diabetes and Vascular Disease, including Hypertension; Dyslipidemia; and Thrombosis. The book also reviews Microcirculation; Diabetic Nephropathy; Diabetic Retinopathy; as well as the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease; Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease; Diabetes and Percutaneous Interventions; Diabetes and Cardiac Surgery; and Diabetes and Heart Failure. Chapters conclude with a review of the present-day Treatment of the Diabetic Patient.  

 

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease, 3rd Edition, offers practicing physicians a cutting-edge scientific and clinical review of diabetic cardiovascular disease, providing both a deeper understanding of its pathology and all the day-to-day practical knowledge needed to treat patients effectively.

Dr. Michael T. Johnstone, MD, is the Director of Clinical Cardiology and Director of the Cardiology Fellowship Program at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. Board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, vascular medicine, nuclear medicine, echocardiography, cardiac CT and vascular ultrasound, Dr. Johnstone specializes in coronary artery disease, diabetic heart disease, general cardiology, non-invasive cardiovascular imaging, and valvular heart disease. He earned his medical degree in 1982 from McGill University in Montreal, Canada and did his residency at Montreal General Hospital. He completed his Cardiology Fellowship at McGill University, the Montreal Heart Institute and the Brigham and Women's Hospital. He spent 7 years as the Director of the Diabetes and Cardiovascular Program at the Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. His research interests include non-invasive imaging, atherosclerosis, acute cardiovascular disease/ plaque disruption and diabetes mellitus.

Michael Johnstone, MD, CM, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHA, FVSM, FASE, FASNC,

Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program and Clinical Program

Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center

Associate Professor, Tufts University Medical School

736 Cambridge St.Brighton, MA. 02135

Dr. Aristidis Veves is the Director of the Rongxiang Xu, MD, Center for Regenerative Therapeutics and the Research Director of the Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Foot Center and of the Microcirculation Lab, and Rongxiang Xu, MD Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He received his M.D. from the Medical School, Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki (Greece) in 1981, his M.Sc. from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Manchester (U.K.) in 1991, and his D.Sc. from Athens Medical School (Greece) in 1993. Dr. Veves did his internship and residency in Greece. He then completed his Fellowship in Diabetes and Endocrinology at Manchester Royal Infirmary (U.K.) (1987-1993). In 1993 he moved to USA as a Research Fellow at Deaconess - Joslin Foot Center, Deaconess Hospital (Boston, MA) (1993-1995). He subsequently became Instructor (1995-1999), Assistant Professor (1999-2004) and Associate Professor (2004-2012) and Professor (2012-present). Dr. Veves' main academic interest is diabetes complications including cardiovascular disease, neuropathy and foot ulceration. He conducts 'bench to bedside' research that is mainly funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH), DARPA, DoD and other non-profit organizations. The main aim of his research is to understand the pathogenesis of these complications can develop new therapeutic approaches. 

Aristidis Veves, MD, DSc, MSc

Rongxiang Xu, MD, Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School,

Director, The Rongxiang Xu, MD, Center for Regenerative Therapeutics,Research Director, 

Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Foot Center,Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Address: Palmer 321A, West, BIDMC,One Deaconess Road, Boston, MA, 02215

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.2023
• Reihe/Serie: Contemporary Cardiology
• Reihe/Serie: Contemporary Cardiology
• Zusatzinfo: XIV, 1086 p. 108 illus., 82 illus. in color.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin
• Schlagworte: Atherosclerosis in Diabetes Mellitus • Cardiovascular Disease • Diabetes • Diabetes and Cardiac Surgery • Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease • Diabetes and Heart Failure • Diabetes mellitus • Diabetic nephropathy • Diabetic retinopathy • Endothelial Dysfunction • Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus • Hypertension • Insulin • Macrovascular Disease • Metabolic Syndrome • Microvascular Disease • Oral Hypglycemic • Percutaneous Interventions of Diabetic Patients • Peripheral vascular disease
• ISBN-10: 3-031-13177-0 / 3031131770
• ISBN-13: 978-3-031-13177-6 / 9783031131776