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In the last decade, advances in the understanding of lipoprotein and lipid metabolism have developed enormously. This has resulted in a detailed knowledge of the mechanisms underlying the primary and secondary dyslipidaemias. Furthermore, the role of lipoproteins in atherogenesis is increasingly understood at the cellular and molecular level. In this book, the scale of the problem of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is described together with the possibilities for prevention. The pathophysiology of lipid and lipoproteins provide a background to the understanding of the primary and secondary...

John Betteridge, Professor of Medicine at the Middlesex Hospital in London is one of the world's leading lipidologists and diabetologists.

Professor Betteridge has bought together a definitive collection of 35 study cases written by opinion leaders in the field of lipid management. Each case is a highly informative study based on each contributor's own personal experiences within the discipline of l ipids. 'Case Studies in Lipid Management' presents topics of current interest ranging from diet to the latest pharmaceutical therapies.

It will provide a practically...

With the increasing incidence of Type 2 diabetes in the adult population and the realization that this is a vascular disease and a major coronary risk factor, Professor Betteridge has chosen fifty diabetologists to contribute a case which has had an effect on their clinical practice. Both Types 1 and 2 diabetes are included, along with other forms of diabetes, eg gestational. Each case is presented in the same format. The various cases are informative and educational and should provide the reader with a sounder knowledge of patient and disease types.

In this work, the editor has chosen 50 diabetolgists to contribute a case which has had an effect on their clinical practice. Both Types 1 and 2 diabetes are included, along with other forms of diabetes.