Recent Advances in Geriatrics

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

Data from a multi-center Italian study on centenarians is reported, to gether with an update on clinical and pharmacological approaches to dementia syndromes and economic and social aspects related to the care of the elderly.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-06-11
Mått:178 x 254 x 16 mm
Vikt:546 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:282
Förlag:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN:9781489914859

Utforska kategorier

Klinisk medicin och internmedicin inom Medicin
Hjärt- och kärlsjukdomar inom Medicin

Innehållsförteckning

1. Recent Advances in Gerontology and Geriatrics in Italy.- 2. Body Composition in the Elderly.- 3. Neuroendocrine System and Aging Processes.- 4. The Ionic Hypothesis of Aging: Role of Intracellular Ions in the Development of Hypertension and Insulin Resistance.- 5. Recent Aspects of Renal Pathophysiology in the Elderly.- 6. Aging and Endothelial Function.- 7. Vascular Changes and Aging.- 8. Oxidative Stress and Advancing Age: Impact on Blood Pressure.- 9. Hypertension in the Elderly: Hormonal and Therapeutic Aspects.- 10. Metabolic and Cardiovascular Manifestations of Hypertension in the Elderly.- 11. Effects of Diabetes and Hypertension on the Aging Kidney.- 12. Clinical Features of Hypertension in the Elderly.- 13. The Aging Heart.- 14. Early Markers of Cardiovascular Damage.- 15. Congestive Heart Failure in the Elderly.- 16. The Role of the Autonomic Nervous System in Congestive Heart Failure.- 17. Treatment of Congestive Heart Failure in the Elderly.- 18. Apolipoprotein E Genotype in Vascular Dementia.- 19. Risk Factors for Delirium in the Elderly.- 20. Definition of Outcomes in a Dementia Evaluation and Rehabilitation Unit.- 21. Therapy of Alzheimer’s Dementia: Past, Present, and Future.- 22. Genetic Polymorphisms and Arterial Thrombosis.- 23. From Thrombosis to Acute Inflammatory Reaction: New Aspects of Unstable Angina.- 24. When and How to Treat Hypercholesterolemia in the Elderly?.- 25. Angiogenesis in Multiple Myeloma.- 26. Calcium Metabolism in the Elderly.- 27. The Epidemiology of Osteoporosis.- 28. Diagnosis of Osteoporosis.- 29. New Trends in the Treatment of Osteoporosis.- 30. Update on Italian Centenarians: Italian Multicentric Study on Centenarians.- 31. Centenarians in Western Sicily: Data and Characteristics.- Contributors.- Author Index.