Chronic Neonatal Lung Injury and Care Strategies to Decrease Injury
Figure 11-1. As a measure of superoxide production, cyanide-resistant O2 consumption was measured in lung homogenates from rat pups. Rat pups that had been exposed to 60% O2 for 14…
Lung Growth Through the “Life Course” and Predictors and Determinants of Chronic Respiratory Disorders
Figure 16-1. Schematic representation of the course of lung function for persons with asthma of different severities as compared with persons without asthma. Both lung function at birth and deficits…
Alveolarization into Adulthood
Here, n, the number of transections, is calculated by counting the number of transections of alveoli in a field of known area, and ρ, the volumetric density of alveoli, is…
Herbal Medicine in Cardiology
Fig. 1.1 Allium sativum Allium sativum exerts antiaggregatory effects by inhibiting the adenosine diphosphate pathway; its mechanisms of action are comparable with those of conventional drugs [5]. Treatment with garlic…
Microbiome and Cardiac Health
Fig. 7.1 Genetic and environmental factors in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome (MS) 7.2.2 Gut Microbiota Composition, Metabolic Phenotype, and Disease Risk Several studies on animals (rats and mice) and…
Nutrition and Cardiac Health
Fig. 10.1 Liver constitution type Those who have this liver constitution have a special vitality in their eyes. Their prominent physiological characteristic is rapidity and the ability to adapt quickly….
Integrated Approach to Oncological Supportive Medicine
Class Examples Cancers treated Cardiotoxicity Anthracyclines Doxorubicin, epirubicin Acute leukemia, Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, breast cancer Acute: HF, arrhythmias, QT changes Chronic (dose-dependent): HF nonreversible Alkylating agents Cyclophosphamide Blood, breast,…
Integrated Approach to Dyslipidemia
Fig. 14.1 Trans-fatty acids and atherosclerotic effects Increasing evidence in the literature shows that adequate dietary intake (between 4 and 8% of total calories) of omega 6, in particular, linoleic…
Psycho-neuro-endocrino-immunology Paradigm and Cardiovascular Diseases
Fig. 11.1 The influence of the neuroendocrine system on the immune system. The symbols + and − indicate activation and inhibition, respectively. MT melatonin, PRL prolactin, E estrogen, T testosterone,…
Integrated Approach to Heart Failure
NYHA class Description I Physical activity not limited by symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, or palpitations II Physical exertion mildly limited, with symptoms of shortness of breath, fatigue,…
