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The first reference to collect the latest research and reviews on the treatment and pathogenesis of heart disease in AIDS patients, this reference attempts to improve the diagnosis, management, and therapy of HIV-associated heart failure by studying the prolonged effects of immunosuppression and opportunistic and viral infection, as well as cofactors affecting heart disease such as drug-related cardiotoxicity, cocaine abuse, and nutritional deficiencies on cardiac function.

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Author:   Ronald Ross Watson (University of Arizona, Tucson, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Marcel Dekker Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780824741150

ISBN 10:   0824741153
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   22 June 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

PARTIAL CONTENTS Heart Disease in AIDS Quanli Yu and Ronald R. Watson Mechanisms of Atherogenesis in HIV Infection Guha Krishnaswamy, Kai Liu, Chuan-Fu Li, Daniel Dube, and David S. Chi Roles of HIV-1 Macropinocytosis and Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis in the Pathogenesis of HIV Cardiomyopathy Milan Fiala, Kenneth P. Roos, and Robb MacLellan HIV-1 and the Blood-Brain Barrier Kwang Sik Kim Murine AIDS and HIV-1 Dementia Araghi-Niknam HIV-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy Anja S. Muehlfeld, Stephan Segerer, and Charles E. Alpers Pathogenesis of HIV-Associated Vasculopathy Lance S. Terada and Ru Feng Wu Causative Factors of Cardiovascular Complications in AIDS Yinhong Chen and Ronald R. Watson HIV-Associated Vascular Disease and Endothelial Injury Changyi Chen, Peter H. Lin, Alan B. Lumsden, and Qizhi Yao Tat-Induced Angiogenesis Harris E. McFerrin, Deborah E. Sullivan, Anne B. Nelson, Heather L. LaMarca, Bryan D. Shelby, and Cindy A. Morris Nutrients As Modulators of Immune Dysfunction and Dyslipidemia in AIDS Raxit J. Jariwalla Antioxidant Vitamins and Heart Disease Prevention Jin Zhang and Ronald R. Watson Nutrients and Treatment of Heart Disease in AIDS R. T. Sepulveda and Ronald R. Watson

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