Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: Evaluation, Prevention & Management (HARDCOVER)  | Released: 20 Mar 2015

• Written in clear and concise format. • The epidemiologic relation of diabetes and associated risk factor with cardiovascular disease has been discussed. • The role of non-invasive imaging strategies for evaluation of cardiovascular disease risk in diabetes has been analysed and discussed.• The importance of nutrition and physical activity and their relation in preventing diabetes has been explained.• Discusses the role of hypertension in building diabetes, relation of chronic kidney disease with diabetes and the evidences and its management strategies to control.• Glycemic control strategies to reduce cardiovascular risk is analysed and explained.• Appropriate bar diagrams and tables assist in understanding the text. About the AuthorNathan D Wong PhD MPH FACC FAHA FNLA Professor and Director, Heart Disease Prevention Program, Division of Cardiology and Departments of Epidemiology and Radiology, University of California, Irvine, California, USA Shaista Malik MD PhD FACC Associate Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, Preventive Cardiology, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Women’s Heart Programs, Division of Cardiology, University of California, Irvine, California, USA Table of Contents: 1. Epidemiology of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease 1 Nancy Boulos, Nathan D Wong 2. Conventional and Newer Testing for Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes 14 Khurram Nasir, Sameer Shaharyar, Haider J Warraich 3. Lifestyle Management in Diabetes 26 Rohini J Patel, Geeta Sikand, Stanley Bassin 4. Diabetic Dyslipidemia: Etiology and Treatment 43 Nima Alipour, Katherine Yu, Shaista Malik 5. Hypertension, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease 61 Marta Michalska-Kasiczak, Jacek Rysz, Maciej Banach 6. Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease 79 Richard J Glassock 7. Glycemic Control Strategies for Prevention of Microvascular and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Complications in Type 2 Diabetes 96 Paul D Rosenblit, Elliott M Groves 8. Provider and System Factors in Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease 129 Mohammad U Qazi, Shaista Malik Index 149