DESCRIPTION:
This state-of-the-art textbook details current and effective symptom-specific strategies for the diagnosis and management of diabetic patients-emphasizing the exploration of therapeutic options available for the treatment of accelerated coronary complications associated with diabetes. The chapters address the pathophysiology underlying advanced heart disease and outline treatments to impede progression in type 2 diabetic patients. With over 700 references and the contributions of more than 20 world-renowned experts, this is an invaluable reference for primary care, family practice, and internal medicine physicians cardiologists cardiothoracic surgeons endocrinologists physician assistants nurse practitioners and medical students in these disciplines.