Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Evaluation, Prevention & Management

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Evaluation, Prevention & Management presents the epidemiologic relation of diabetes and associated risk factors with cardiovascular disease.

This concise guide demonstrates the role of non-invasive imaging strategies for evaluation of cardiovascular disease risk in diabetes, and the role of nutrition and physical activity in preventing diabetes and its cardiovascular complications.

Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Evaluation, Prevention & Management also covers the relation of chronic kidney disease to diabetes and cardiovascular consequences, and offers glycaemic control strategies for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease with diabetes. The wide scope of this book makes it an essential resource for diabetologists, cardiologists and physicians.

Key Features

• Presents the relationship between diabetes and cardiovascular disease
• Focus on prevention and management, including chapter on quality of care and provider/medical systems in diabetes management
• Edited by team of experts in the field from the University of California

Nathan D Wong PhD MPH FACC FAHA FNLA
Professor and Director, Heart Disease Prevention Programme, Division of Cardiology and Departments of Epidemiology and Radiology, University of California, Irvine, California, USA

Shaista Malik MD PhD FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, Preventive Cardiology, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Women’s Heart Programmes, Division of Cardiology, University of California, Irvine, California, USA