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Title Vascular involvement in diabetes : clinical, experimental, and beyond / edited by Dan Cheţa
Published Basel ; London : Karger, [2005]
©2005

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Description xxi, 812 pages, 43 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (Some color) ; 30 cm
Contents 1. Cardiovascular complications of diabetes mellitus : magnitude of the problem / Dan Cheta, Cristian Panaite, Bogdan Balas and Gabriela Radulian -- 2. Endothelial dysfunction in diabetes / Maya Simionescu, Doina Popov and Anca Sima -- 3. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) - potential targets for diabetic atherosclerosis / Gabriela Orasanu, Ouliana Ziouzenkova and Jorge Plutzky -- 4. Lipoproteins and PPAR signaling in diabetes / Ouliana Ziouzenkova and Gabriela Orasanu -- 5. Involvement in eicosanoid metabolism in vascular complications of diabetes mellitus / Mihai Nechifor -- 6. Genetic bases of vascular complications in diabetes mellitus / Danut Cimponeriu, Pompilia Apostol, Irina Radu, Dan Cheta, Cristian Panaite and Bodgan Balas -- 7. The role of hyperglycemia in the development of diabetic complications, investigated in transgenic mouse model / Doina Popov and Lucian Radu -- 8. Excitability of human nerve : basic mechanisms and effects of hyperglycaemia, hypoxia and ischaemia / Gordon Reid -- 9. Insulin glycation and its possible role in the pathogenesis of diabetes / Elena Ganea -- 10. Molecular mechanisms of insulin transduction and role of metformin in insulin resistance / Florin Grigorescu -- 11. Relationship between diabetes and atherosclerosis - the role of inflammation / Eduard Apetrei and Ruxandra Ciobanu-Jurcut -- 12. Insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction / Amorin-Remus Popa, Katalin Babes and Petru Aurel Babes -- 13. Endothelial dysfunction and type 2 diabetes mellitus / Cristian Guja and Constantin Ionescu-Tirgoviste -- 14. Renal haemodynamics in diabetes / Tudor Nicolaie and Dana M. Nedelcu -- 15. Microalbuminuria and cardiovascular disease / Cristian Serafinceanu -- 16. Cardiovascular risk factors in type 1 and type 2 diabetes : common conventional and diabetes-related risk variables? / Eckhard Zander and Wolfgang Kerner -- 17. Impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance : differences in prevalence, metabolic characteristics and associated risk / Radu Lichiardopol -- 18. Endothelial dysfunction, atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis in diabetic patients with and without renal involvement / David J. A. Goldsmith, Andy Smith, Karim Bakri, Rashed Bakri and Adrian Covic -- 19. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and diabetes mellitus / Marius Marcian Vintila, Monica Mariana Baluta and Vlad Damian Vintila -- 20. The involvement of autonomic neuropathy in cardiovascular function in diabetes mellitus / Ioana Maria Bruckner, Mihaela Victoria Vlaiculescu and Anca Maria Negrila -- 21. Screening for subclinical complications in young type 1 diabetic patients : experience acquired in Brussels / Harry Dorchy -- 22. Complications of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children and teenagers / Stuart J. Brink -- 23. An evidence based approach to the management of cardiovascular diseases in diabetes mellitus / Umair Mallick, Maria Dorobantu, Billy Iqbal and Dan Cheta -- 24. Practical approach to the multifactorial risk in type 2 diabetes / Nicolae Hancu, Anca Cerghizan and Cornelia Bala -- 25. Hypertension in diabetes mellitus / Gheorghe S. Bacanu, Viorel Serban, Romulus Timar, Adrian Vlad and Laura Diaconu -- 26. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in diabetes - focus on diabetic nephropathy / Adrian Covic, Paul Gusbeth-Tatomir and David J. A. Goldsmith -- 27. Myocardial infarction in patients with diabetes mellitus / Carmen Ginghina, Dinu Dragomir and Mirela Marinescu -- 28. Coronary artery calcification in diabetes / Dana Dabelea -- 29. Heart failure in diabetes mellitus / Katalin Babes, Amorin-Remus Popa and Petru Aurel Babes -- 30. Clinical evolution and treatment particularities for the diabetic patient with heart failure / Dinu Dragomir, Carmen Ginghina and Mirela Marinescu -- 31. Diabetic cardiomyopathy / Viorel Mihai -- 32. Inflammation and heart failure in diabetic patients / Ioana Maria Bruckner, Ilinca Savulescu-Fiedler and Ion Victor Bruckner -- 33. Cardiac function in diabetes - echographic evaluation / Ion Victor Bruckner, Adriana Luminita Gurghean and Ioana Maria Bruckner -- 34. Silent myocardial ischemia in diabetic patients / Igor Tauveron, Francoise Desbiez, Laurence Martel-Couderc, Philippe Thieblot and 599 -- 35. Statins and dyslipidemia in diabetes / Ioan Mircea Coman and Anca Ileana Coman -- 36. Glycosaminoglycans in diabetic vasculopathy : hypotheses and current evidence / Gabriela Negrisanu and Laura Diaconu -- 37. Protection from the vascular complications of diabetes, independent of glycaemic control : the role of gliclazide / Paul Jennings -- 38. Insulin and cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes / Rodica Pop-Busui and Martin Stevens -- 39. New insights into the treatment of acute coronary syndromes in diabetic patients / Maria Dorobantu and Serban Balanescu -- 40. Coronary revascularization strategies in diabetes / Claude Hanet -- 41. Smoking cessation programs in diabetic patients / Laurence Galanti -- 42. The role of the vasculature in diabetic foot ulcers / Lawrence Chukwudi Nwabudike -- 43. The diabetic foot-vasculopathy versus neuropathy / Ion Vereanu and Traian Patrascu -- 44. Modifiable risk factors and reconstructive surgery in lower limb atherosclerosis in diabetic patients / Viorel Serban, Mihai Ionac, Adrian Vlad, Mihaela Rosu and Alexandra Sima -- 45. Ophtalmological aspects of diabetes mellitus / Benone Carstocea and Luiza Otilia Gafencu -- 46. Cutaneous vascular involvement in diabetes mellitus / Ioan Nedelcu, Irina Margaritescu and Laura-Elena Nedelcu
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English ; abstracts in Romanian
Subject Cardiovascular system.
Diabetes -- Complications.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 -- complications.
Cardiovascular Diseases -- complications.
Cardiovascular Diseases -- therapy.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 -- therapy.
Risk Factors.
Author Cheta, Dăn.
ISBN 3805579624 (Karger)
9732711205 (Editura Academiei Roma ne)