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Zusatztext Written and edited by a unique combination of experts in obstetrics and gynecology! hemtaology! and medicine! Women's Vascular Health presents a view of vascular disease in women that is much more holistic than is often acknowledged ... The timeliness of the book deserves emphasis ... the book does a remarkable job of assembling and incorporating even very recent pivotal clinical trial data that focus on women ... It correctly identifies the unique characteristics of women and their vascular health! making for a book that will help obstetricians! cardiologists! and primary care physicians alike offer a higher level of care to their female patients.Ruchira Glaser! The New England Journal of Medicine Informationen zum Autor Ian A. Greer, Regius Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Glasgow, UK Jeffrey Ginsberg, Professor of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Charles D. Forbes, Professor of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, UK Zusammenfassung This book brings together specialist authors from a variety of medical disciplines to give comprehensive coverage of the whole spectrum of women's vascular health Inhaltsverzeichnis SECTION 1: OVERVIEW 1. Epidemiology of vascular disease in women 2. Pathophysiology of arterioscleriosis 3. Metabolic risk factors for vascular disease in women 4. Genetic factors in vascular disease 5. Diabetes mellitus in women 6. Haemostatic factors in vascular disease 7. Congenital Thrombophilia and Venous Disease 8. Acquired thrombophilia 9. Congenital and acquired haemorrhagic problems 10. The Vasculitides 11. Anticoagulants / anticoagulants in pregnancy 12. Antiplatelet agents 13. Prophylaxis of venous and arterial thromboembolism in medical and surgical patients 14. Management of coronary artery disease including syndrome X in women 15. Peripheral vascular disease in women 16. Cerebrovascular disease 17. Cancer and thrombosis in women 18. Management of DVT and PTE including longterm sequelae SECTION 2: REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS 19. Irregular menstrual bleeding 20. Polycystic ovarian syndrome and vascular disease 21. The effect of pregnancy on the haemostatic and metabolic systems 22. Venous thrombosis in pregnancy 23. Venous thrombosis and ovarian stimulation 24. Thrombophilia and pregnancy complications 25. Heart disease in pregnancy 26. Hypertension, pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction 27. Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy 28. Gestational diabetes 29. Maternal & fetal programming SECTION 3: HORMONAL THERAPY IN WOMEN 30. Epidemiology of the combined oral contraceptive pill and thrombosis 31. The oral contraceptive pill, mechanisms of vascular risk and practical prescribing strategies for women with thrombotic problems 32. Epidemiology of HRT and vascular disease 33. Hormone replacement therapy and mechanism of vascular risk 34. Practical strategies for HRT prescribing ...
