Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Metabolic Syndrome and Vascular Disease....Pages 3-22
Effects of Insulin on the Vascular System....Pages 23-43
Effect of Diabetes on Endothelial Function....Pages 45-64
Vascular Abnormalities in the Prediabetic State....Pages 65-80
Diabetes and Advanced Glycation End Products....Pages 81-102
The Renin-Angiotensin System in Diabetic Cardiovascular Complications....Pages 103-121
Diabetes and Hypertension....Pages 123-129
Diabetes and Dyslipidemia....Pages 131-147
Diabetes and Thrombosis....Pages 149-168
Diabetes and Atherosclerosis....Pages 169-194
Animal Models of Diabetes and Atherosclerosis....Pages 195-212
Nitric Oxide and Its Role in Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 213-236
Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 and Vascular Disease in Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 237-243
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Coronary Artery Disease in Diabetes....Pages 247-279
Heart Failure in Diabetic Patients....Pages 281-297
Preoperative Assessment and Perioperative Management of the Surgical Patient with Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 299-326
Front Matter....Pages 327-327
Epidemiology of Peripheral Vascular Disease....Pages 329-342
Diabetes and Arterial Stiffness....Pages 343-360
Methods of Assessing Large Vessel Pathophysiology....Pages 361-374
Peripheral Vascular Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus....Pages 375-382
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
Diabetic Retinopathy....Pages 385-398
Diabetes and Nephropathy....Pages 399-410
Vascular Changes and Diabetic Neuropathy....Pages 411-430
Microcirculation of the Diabetic Foot....Pages 431-446
Back Matter....Pages 447-458