| Description |
x, 313 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Contents note continued: 12.Physical activity and cardiovascular fitness in patients with NAFLD: clinical importance and therapeutic implications / Nuala M. Byrne -- 13.NAFLD, obesity, and bariatric surgery / Philippe Mathurin -- 14.Genetic predisposition to NAFLD and NASH: implications for pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, and management / Christopher P. Day -- 15.NAFLD in children / Ariel E. Feldstein -- 16.The pointy end of the NAFLD iceberg: cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and liver failure / Stephen A. Harrison -- 17.Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, hepatocellular cancer, and other cancers / Helen L. Reeves -- 18.NAFLD in Chinese and South Asian people / Jian-Gao Fan -- 19.Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Japan / Yoshito Itoh -- 20.Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in South America and Hispanic people / Carla Daltro -- 21.Alcohol in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an oxymoron or a new standard of care? / Arthur J. McCullough -- |
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Contents note continued: 22.Dietary factors in the pathogenesis and care of patients with fatty liver disease / Silvia Di Domizio -- 23.Metabolic factors and steatosis in patients with hepatitis B and C / Francesco Negro -- 24.Drug therapy for NASH: insulin-sensitizing agents (metformin and thiazolidinediones) / Arun J. Sanyal -- 25.Hepatoprotectants against fatty liver disease: antioxidants, ursodeoxycholic acid, and herbal medicines / Jean-Francois Dufour -- 26.Lipid modifiers and NASH: statins, ezetimibe, fibrates, and other agents / Maurizio Cassader |
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Machine generated contents note: 1.What is non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and why is it important? / Christopher P. Day -- 2.NAFLD in the community / Leon A. Adams -- 3.Pathology of NAFLD / David E. Kleiner -- 4.The natural history of NAFLD / Paul Angulo -- 5.Emerging concepts on the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) / Isabelle A. Leclercq -- 6.Diabetes and NAFLD: why is the connection important? / Elisabetta Bugianesi -- 7.NAFLD and cardiovascular risk factors: implications for vascular disease / Giovanni Targher -- 8.A primary care perspective of fatty liver: diagnosis, management, prescribing, when to refer / Geoffrey C. Farrell -- 9.Imaging of NAFLD / Claude B. Sirlin -- 10.Noil-invasive methods to determine the severity of NAFLD and NASH / Henry Lik-Yuen Chan -- 11.Fatigue, quality of life, and psychosocial issues for people with NAFLD / James Frith -- |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Fatty liver.
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Liver -- Diseases.
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Fatty Liver.
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| Author |
Day, Christopher Paul.
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Farrell, Geoffrey C.
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McCullough, Arthur J.
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| LC no. |
2012044846 |
| ISBN |
0470673176 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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9780470673171 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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