Publication date: 15 June 2000
510 pages, numerous halftones and line figures, 240mm x 168mm
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Description
Studies have shown that half of all dialysis patient deaths can be attributed to cardiovascular disease. This book give a comprehensive review of the principal cardiovascular complications in patients with end-stage renal disease. It discusses, causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Increased prevelance of diabetes and vascular disease has made this a topic of extreme importance in nephrology world-wide.
Readership: Nephrologists, cardiologists and general internists caring for patients with end-stage renal disease
Contents/contributors
Preface
Cardiovascular Risk factors in End-stage renal disease
Mortality and cardiovascular risk factors influencing survival in ESRD
Ischemic heart disease in ESRD
Structural basis of cardiovascular dysfunction in uremia
Arterial function in ESRD
Endothelial function in ESRD
Cardiac hypertrophy in ESRD
Lipoprotein abnormalities and Lp9a) in ESRD
Hyperhomocysteinemia in ESRD
Microalbuminuria in artherosclerotic vascular disease
Oxidative stress and cardiovascular disease in ESRD
Hypertension in ESRD
Congestive heart failure and its management in ESRD
Diagnosis and management of ischemic heart disease in ESRD
Hypotension,, Arrhythmias and hemodynamic instability in ESRD
Dialytic management of ESRD patients undergoing open heart surgery
Manegement and Diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease among ESRD patients
Prevention of Cardiovascular complications