Managing Cardiovascular Complications in Diabetes

Managing Cardiovascular Complications in Diabetes   Edited by:   Stephen Nicholls, Professor of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia   Professor D John Betteridge, Consultant Physician, University College London Hospital, London, UK     Of all the complications which arise from diabetes, cardiovascular complications are by far the most prevalent and the most deadly. Authored by some of the world′s leading names in this area, this outstanding book provides all those managing diabetic patients with clinical, practical and succinct guidance to the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular complications in diabetes. With a joint endocrinology and cardiology focus, and with the very latest in clinical guidelines from the ADA, EASD, AHA, ASC and ESC, selected highlights include: – The role of new biomarkers of cardiovascular disease in diabetes – The latest on diagnosis of cardiovascular problems via vascular imaging – Hypertension and cardiovascular disease in the diabetic patient – Dyslipidaemia and its management  in type 2 diabetes  – Management of thrombosis, acute coronary syndrome and peripheral arterial disease in diabetes   Key points, case studies and self–assessment questions allow for rapid–reference, quick understanding of all topics, thus ensuring that this is perfect reading for endocrinologists, diabetes specialists and cardiologists of all levels managing patients with diabetes and associated cardiovascular problems.       Titles of Related Interest   Diabetes Chronic Complications, 3rd Edition Shaw, ISBN 9780470656181   Diabetes and Kidney Disease Wolf, ISBN 978–0–470–67502–1     Website www.wiley.com/go/endocrinology

Contributor list 1 The vascular endothelium in diabetes Andrew Lansdown, Elizabeth Ellins, Julian Halcox 2 New Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes Hitesh Patel, Sujay Chandran, Kausik K. Ray 3 Kidney Disease in Diabetes Amanda Y. Wang, Meg Jardine, and Vlado Perkovic 4 Vascular imaging  Kiyoko Uno, Jordan Andrews  and Stephen J Nicholls                                                       5 Glycaemia and CVD and its management  Jeffrey W. Stephens, Akhila Mallipedhi, Stephen C. Bain 6 Hypertension and cardiovascular disease and its management José A. García–Donaire and Luis M. Ruilope 7 Dyslipidaemia and its Management  in Type 2 Diabetes D. John Betteridge                                    8 Thrombosis in diabetes and its clinical management RA Ajjan and Peter J. Grant 9 Diet and Lifestyle in CVD Prevention and Treatment Alice H. Lichtenstein 10 Management of acute coronary syndrome  Christopher M. Huff and A. Michael Lincoff 11 Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease Rüdiger–Egbert Schernthaner, Gerit–Holger Schernthaner, Guntram Schernthaner Index