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Your Questions Answered
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By
John Reckless, DSc, MD, FRCP, Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, Royal United Hospital, Bath, UK, Honorary Reader in Medicine, University of Bath, Bath, UK
Jonathan Morrell, MA, MB, BChir(Camb), FRCGP, DCH, DRCOG, General Practitioner and Hospital Practitioner in Cardiology, Hastings, East Sussex, UK
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Description
Most of us have heard of cholesterol but few realise how common it is to find abnormal blood levels. In truth, living in modern society,
the majority of us have abnormal cholesterol levels and are potentially at risk from atherosclerotic disease. Sometimes raised levels
are obvious, but in other situations the pattern of other blood lipids defines the risk and sometimes even apparently innocent levels
benefit from modification.
In just a few decades, health professionals have witnessed the emergence of the study of blood lipids
from theoretical science to the forefront of everyday clinical practice. A number of clinical trials have demonstrated that lipid lowering
saves lives and prevents heart attacks and strokes, and health professionals are charged with implementing their findings. For a number
of reasons, the implementation of the evidence base has been slow but a series of initiatives including new guidelines and directives,
involving new structures and pathways of healthcare, have been set in place to redress this.
Inevitably, within an emerging and evolving
discipline, a number of questions arise from interested health professionals and the public. At both personal and professional levels,
this book aims, by answering a series of questions, to equip the reader with a comprehensive working knowledge of the subject. It is
hoped, therefore, that the book will be useful to the range of health professionals who treat lipid disorders as well as the growing
number of people who seek accurate, authoritative and unbiased information on which to base their personal health choices.
Audience
General practitioners, cardiology trainees, specialist nurses and interested patients or carers
Contents
Lipid metabolism - the basics
Atherosclerosis, lipids and cardiovascular disease
Measuring lipids
Lipid disorders
Identifying
individuals for treatment
Treatment by diet and lifestyle
Drug treatments for dyslipidaemia
Drug Treatment - Clinical Trial
Evidence
Implementing best practice
Special situations
Economic aspects
New horizons - the next 10 years
Appendix: Useful
organisations and websites
References; Glossary
List of patient questions
Index
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Paperback, 216 pages, publication date: DEC-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-07481-3
ISBN-10: 0-443-07481-X
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 30 Nov 2009
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