New Frontiers in Lifestyle-Related Diseases Akira Miyazaki (Editor), Michio Imawari (Editor)
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 4431764275
DDC: 616
Edition: Hardcover; 2008-04-14
Summary:
The leading cause of death in Western countries is coronary heart
disease, the most common of which is acute myocardial infarction.
This life-threatening condition is caused by the progression of
atherosclerosis characterized by the accumulation of cholesterol in
vascular walls. Development of atherosclerosis is greatly enhanced by
major cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity, hyperlipidemia,
diabetes, and hypertension. In recent years, the molecular basis for
these lifestyle-related diseases has been extensively elucidated.
This book conveys the latest information from basic and clinical
research in these diseases, including regulation of feeding in the
central nervous system that controls energy homeostasis, lipid
metabolism in relation to atherosclerosis, and novel risk factors for
cardiovascular diseases such as sleep apnea syndrome, small dense
low-density lipoproteins, and periodontitis.
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