Obesity And Diabetes Mellitus

This monograph is the result of the study of metabolic and hormonal disorders in patients suffering obesity and diabetes mellitus. Special attention is given to mechanisms of formation of atherosclerotic changes in the myocardium and vessels in diabetes mellitus patients. A detailed study was made of disturbances of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism and analysis of disorders in the rheological blood unit, as well as the significance of risk factors in the formation of ischaemic heart disease. The book presents modern investigation tecniques, case histories of patients, possibilities of treatments and prophylaxis of diabetes mellitus and should, thus, be of interest to researchers in this field.