Medical Management of Diabetes and Heart Disease (Clinical Guides to Medical Management)

Preface......Page 4
Contents......Page 6
Causal Connections......Page 12
Types of Diabetes and Their Implications Regarding Heart and Vascular Disease......Page 20
Recognition and Assessment of Insulin Resistance......Page 46
Hypertension, Diabetes, and the Heart......Page 76
Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes, and the Heart......Page 96
The Coagulation and Fibrinolytic Systems, Diabetes, and the Heart: Therapeutic Implications for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes......Page 116
Insulin Resistance, Compensatory Hyperinsulinemia, and Coronary Heart Disease: Syndrome X......Page 128
Detection and Diagnosis of Syndromes of Insulin Resistance and of Diabetes Mellitus......Page 148
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, and Cardiovascular Disease......Page 160
Detection and Diagnosis of Heart Disease in Diabetic and Prediabetic Subjects......Page 174
Treatment of Diabetes: Implications for Heart Disease......Page 188
Management of Patients with Diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease......Page 196
Pathophysiology and Management of Congestive Heart Failure in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus......Page 222
Special Therapeutic Considerations: Coronary Interventions and Coronary Surgery......Page 242
Nonpharmacological Reduction of Cardiovascular Risk......Page 270
Future Directions: Elucidation of Mechanisms as Targets for Therapy......Page 284
About the Editors......Page 292
Index......Page 294