Ischemic heart disease and the mediterranean diet

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Whayne Jr , Thomas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Coronary heart disease; Ischemic heart disease; Lipoproteins; Mediterranean diet; Metabolic syndrome; Myocardial infarction; Peripheral arterial disease

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; OLIVE OIL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NEOPLASM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; REVIEW; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NEOPLASMS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NEOPLASMS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARKINSON DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84901353455     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: 15343170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-014-0491-6     Document Type: Review

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