Roberto Ferrari Boeken

During the past decade, it has become increasingly evident that L-carnitine is intimately involved in many different aspects of medicine. The precise nature of this involvement is the subject of ongoing studies being conducted in clinics and laboratories world wide. The purpose of this book is to provide an introductory overview of the metabolism of carnitine and its role in medicine as it is understood today. Any advances in our understanding to be made in the future might then be better placed in context.The first comprehensive review of the function and therapeutic uses of L-carnitine, the book includes three sections covering a general introduction to the basic aspects of carnitine metabolism, and the involvement of carnitine in the clinical aspects of pediatric medicine and of adult medicine.

Stable angina pectoris is a clinical syndrome characterized by chest pain or discomfort that is secondary to myocardial ischemia and is without the clinical features associated with instability. Usually, stable angina is secondary to significant stenosis of the coronary arteries. In short, stable angina is very much separate to myocardial infarction: stable angina is angina without the instability. With a prevalence of 20-40 per 100 000 in the adult population, the prognosis of patients with stable angina is variable and risk stratification facilitates the selection of treatment options. This text focuses on pharmaceutical therapies and should be a useful guide for clinicians.

Kuchnia dla serca. 120 przepisow diety srodziemnomorskiej dla osob zmagajacych sie z cukrzyca i nadcisnieniem tetniczym