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Mehnaz Atiq
Mehnaz Atiq

Aga Khan University,
Kenya

Published21 March 2012

Doi10.5772/2495

ISBN978-953-51-0321-9

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-953-51-6910-9

Copyright year2012

Number of pages526

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1. Lipoprotein (a) and Cardiovascular Risk

By José Antonio Díaz Peromingo

2,220
2. Remnant Lipoproteins are a Stronger Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Events than LDL-C - From the Studies of Autopsies in Sudden Cardiac Death Cases

By Katsuyuki Nakajima and Masaki Q. Fujita

2,797
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3. Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Liver Transplantation

By Anna Rossetto, Umberto Baccarani and Vittorio Bresadola

1,953
4. Pathogenesis of Renovascular Hypertension: Challenges and Controversies

By Blake Fechtel, Stella Hartono and Joseph P. Grande

2,860
5. Cardiovascular Disease in Inflammatory Disorders - Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis

By Aizuri Murad and Anne-Marie Tobin

2,961
6. Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Elderly Normolipidaemic Acute Myocardial Infarct Patients

By Arun Kumar

2,362
7. Erectile Dysfunction Complicating Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Disease

By Irekpita Eshiobo, Emeka Kesieme and Taofik Salami

2,934
8. Vascular Dysfunction in Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

By Mikiya Nakastuka

2,858
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9. The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Status - A Risk Factor for Future Cardiovascular Disease

By Ioana Ilie, Razvan Ilie, Lucian Mocan, Carmen Georgescu, Ileana Duncea, Teodora Mocan, Steliana Ghibu and Cornel Iancu

3,140
10. Premature Atherosclerosis Long After Kawasaki Disease

By Nobutaka Noto and Tomoo Okada

2,369
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11. Dysmetabolic Syndrome

By Elvira Craiu, Lucia Cojocaru, Andrei Rusali, Razvan Maxim and Irinel Parepa

2,600
12. The Relationship Between AST/ALT Ratio and Metabolic Syndrome in Han Young Adults - AST/ALT Ratio and Metabolic Syndrome

By Qiang Lu, Xiaoli Liu, Shuhua Liu, Changshun Xie, Yali Liu and Chunming Ma

7,049
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13. On the Mechanism of Action of Prolylcarboxypeptidase

By B. Shariat-Madar, M. Taherian and Z. Shariat-Madar

2,071
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14. Adolescent Obesity Predicts Cardiovascular Risk

By Jarosław Derejczyk, Barbara Kłapcińska, Ewa Sadowska-Krępa, Olga Stępień-Wyrobiec, Elżbieta Kimsa and Katarzyna Kempa

2,153
15. Peculiarities of Coronary Artery Disease in Athletes

By Halna du Fretay Xavier, Akoudad Hafid, Hamadou Ouceyni and Benhamer Hakim

3,143
16. Blood Pressure Regulation During Bathing: Is There a Cardiovascular Risk?

By Takeshi Otsuki and Yasuko Okuda

2,432
17. Sagittal Abdominal Diameter as the Anthropometric Measure of Cardiovascular Risk

By Edita Stokić, Biljana Srdić, Vladimir Brtka and Dragana Tomić-Naglić

3,312
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18. The Use of Reynolds Risk Score in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Apparently Healthy Bosnian Men and Women: Cross-Sectional Study

By Asija Začiragić

4,722
19. The Assessment of Prevalence of Hypertension as Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Adult Population

By Aida Pilav

2,455
20. Theoretical Identification of Behavioral Risk Factors Among Multiple Risk Factors Causing Morning Onset of Cardiac Events due to Circadian Variations

By Fumiko Furukawa and Tatsuya Morimoto

1,738
21. Health Related Quality of Life in Coronary Patients

By María Dueñas, Alejandro Salazar, Begoña Ojeda and Inmaculada Failde

3,171
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22. Anger, Hostility and Other Forms of Negative Affect: Relation to Cardiovascular Disease

By Marco A.A. Torquato Jr., Bruno P.F. de Souza, Dan V. Iosifescu and Renerio Fraguas

4,212
23. "Recognizing Hunger" - A Training to Abate Insulin Resistance, Associated Subclinical Inflammation and Cardiovascular Risks

By Mario Ciampolini

1,767
24. Effects of Dietary Fiber Intake on Cardiovascular Risk Factors

By Sara Arranz, Alex Medina-Remón, Rosa M. Lamuela-Raventós and Ramón Estruch

2,737
25. Mediterranean Diet and Gene-Mediterranean Diet Interactions in Determining Intermediate Cardiovascular Disease Phenotypes

By Mercedes Sotos Prieto

2,361

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