Medical Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease

Medical Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease

This state-of-the-art reference details current and effective symptom-specific strategies for the diagnosis and management of diabetic patients-emphasizing the exploration of therapeutic options available for the treatment of accelerated coronary complications associated with diabetes.

Addresses the pathophysiology underlying advanced heart disease and outlines treatments to impede progression in type 2 diabetic patients.

Medical Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease contains the newest discoveries in

• the relationship between diabetes and coronary illnesses
• type 1 and type 2 diabetes
• risk factors in diabetic patients for progressive heart disease
• detection and diagnosis of insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus
• nonpharmacological treatment
• and features the latest therapies in the treatment of coronary illnesses in diabetic subjects with
• stable and unstable angina
• acute myocardial infarction
• congestive heart failure
• percutaneous coronary intervention
• coronary surgery

With over 700 references and the contributions of more than 20 world-renowned experts, Medical Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease is an invaluable reference for primary care, family practice, and internal medicine physicians; cardiologists; cardiothoracic surgeons; endocrinologists; physician assistants; nurse practitioners; and medical students in these disciplines.