Metabolic Syndrome And Cardiovascular Disease 2E

Trends indicate that the metabolic syndrome will become the leading risk factor for heart disease. Now more than ever you need an all-in-one reference that provides the tools and practical advice you need to:

• Identify at-risk patients
• Explain individual contributing factors
• Aid in patient education and motivation
• Direct comprehensive care and
• Choose the most appropriate interventions

Comprehensively revised to reflect leading-edge research and now organized to facilitate easy access to essential information and clinically-relevant guidance, Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease, 2e offers this and more. Not only will you receive a solid understanding of the pathophysiology underlying the metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease but also the rationale for today’s most effective treatments.

What’s new?

Filled with timely new content, this updated edition covers:

• New discoveries that have changed our understanding of the pathogenesis and interrelationship of metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease (CHD), and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM)
• The relevance of mitochondria and telomeres
• Sleep and its impact on cardiometabolic health
• The pivotal interplay between insulin and forkhead transcriptionfactors
• Calorie restriction research
• Bariatric surgery experiences and outcomes

In addition, each chapter includes essential information on comorbidities, interventions, and pharmacotherapeutic options – an exclusive feature found only in the second edition!

T. Barry Levine, MD, FACC, is Chief Medical Officer, A.B.L.E. Medical Consulting. He is Professor of Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Levine is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Academy of Cardiology, and a board member of the Tracleer International Scientific Advisory Board. In addition, he is a member of the American Federation for Clinical Research, the American Heart Association, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the Heart Failure Society of America. Dr. Levine has been recognized by his peers in "Best Doctors in America" and "Top Docs in Pittsburgh". Dr. Levine has participated in numerous clinical trials, authored many articles (138), and created a variety of media presentations on heart failure, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome. He along with Dr. Arlene B. Levine has written "A Patient's Guide to Heart Failure" and has authored a textbook, "Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease".

Arlene Bradley Levine, MD, FACC, is CEO, A.B.L.E. Medical Consulting. She is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Michigan State University and? is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Levine is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. She is a member of the American Heart Association, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the Heart Failure Society of America. Dr. Levine has authored 45 articles, and has been recognized by her peers in "Best Doctors in America" and "Top Docs in Pittsburgh".