Hyperlipidaemia
Diagnosis and Management
Published in October 1989
Book
Hardback
318 pages
978-0-7236-0915-5 (ISBN)
Description
The diagnosis, natural history and practical management of the hyperlipidaemias are studied in this book, providing a review of these aspects of the subject against the background of physiology and epidemiology.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
16 b&w line drawings, 8 b&w and 19 colour half-tones
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 165 mm
Weight
781 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7236-0915-5 (9780723609155)
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Content
Lipids and their metabolism; lipoproteins and their metabolism; normal serum lipid and lipoprotein concentrations; classification of hyperlipoproteinaemia; familial hypercholesterolaemia; commom hypercholesterolaemia - polygenic hypercholesterolaemia and familial combined hyperlipidaemia; hypertriglyceridaemia; type III hyperlipoproteinaemia; diet; drug therapy of hyperlipidaemias; secondary hyperlipidaemia; genetics of lipoprotein disorders and coronary atheroma; the lipid clinic laboratory.