The Heart and Lung in Obesity
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This unique book is the first to focus on the cardiovascular effects of obesity. The authors present and integrate relevant literature from such disparate areas as endocrinology/metabolism, surgery, biochemistry, and physiology. Among the topics covered: The effects of obesity on myocardial metabolism, morphology and function An in–depth analysis of the evolution of obesity cardiomyopathy Obesity?s interrelationship with sleep disordered breathing The effects of weight loss on obesity–related cardiopulmonary abnormalities Obesity and coronary artery disease This last topic has seldom if ever been so comprehensively reviewed. Indeed, the entire text provides the most in–deth critical analysis yet of how obesity affects the heart and lung. Recommended for anyone working in thefield of obesity or providing medical care to obese patients.Похожие книги
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