Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Cardiometabolic Diseases : Prevention and Management in Clinical Practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44271
Peter Kokkinos, Puneet Narayan, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2019.
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This book examines the links between physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. It presents an overview of the role of PA and CRF in the prevention and management of risk factors associated with cardiometabolic diseases such as hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, obesity, and atherosclerosis. In addition, it explores how these risks vary with different populations such as t…
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- Other Authors
- Kokkinos, Peter
- Narayan, Puneet
- Responsibility
- Peter Kokkinos, Puneet Narayan, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 443 p.) : 56 illus., 25 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030048167
- 9783030048150 (Print ed.)
- 9783030048174 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control
- Cardiovascular System - physiology
- Exercise - physiology
- Metabolic Diseases - prevention & control
- Physical Exertion - physiology
- Physical Fitness - physiology
- Respiratory System - physiology
- Risk Factors
- Stress, Physiological - physiology
- Specialty
- Cardiology
- Physical Fitness
- Abstract
- This book examines the links between physical activity (PA), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. It presents an overview of the role of PA and CRF in the prevention and management of risk factors associated with cardiometabolic diseases such as hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, obesity, and atherosclerosis. In addition, it explores how these risks vary with different populations such as the elderly and people of various racial backgrounds. The book also highlights risks associated with exercise and presents a prescription for appropriate and efficacious exercise to minimize risk and maximize health benefits for the heart. Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Prevention and Management of Cardiometabolic Disease is an essential resource for physicians, exercise physiologists, medical students, residents, fellows, nurses, and researchers in cardiology, cardiorespiratory fitness, exercise science, health promotion and disease prevention, public health, and epidemiology.
- Contents
- 1. Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Health: A Historical Perspective -- 2. Exercise, Gene Regulation, and Cardiometabolic Disease -- 3. Exercise and the Mitochondria -- 4. Effect of Exercise on Adult Stem Cells -- 5. Exercise Metabolism in Health and Disease -- 6. Exercise and the Endothelium -- 7. Exertion-Related Acute Cardiovascular Events: Pathophysiologic Considerations, Risk Modulators, and Prophylactic Interventions -- 8. Exercise and Blood Pressure Control in Hypertension -- 9. Role of Physical Activity, Exercise, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in the Management of Resistant Hypertension -- 10. Physical Activity, Blood Pressure, and Cardiac Structure and Function -- 11. Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and the Diabetes Spectrum -- 12. Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Physical Activity, and Metabolic Syndrome -- 13. Exercise Interventions in Patients with Diabetes and Peripheral Artery Disease -- 14. Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Obesity -- 15. The Obesity Paradox and Cardiorespiratory Fitness -- 16. Physical Activity, Exercise, and Lipids and Lipoproteins -- 17. Physical Activity, Fitness, and Coronary Heart Disease -- 18. Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Heart Failure -- 19. Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Physical Activity, and Stroke -- 20. Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Physical Activity, and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation -- 21. Chronic Kidney Disease and Physical Activity -- 22. Physical Activity, Fitness, and Sexual Dysfunction -- 23. Cardiorespiratory Fitness in the Context of Cardiac Rehabilitation -- 24. Physical Activity and Cardiometabolic Health Benefits in Children -- 25. Association Between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Healthcare Costs.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Stress Challenges and Immunity in Space : From Mechanisms to Monitoring and Preventive Strategies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45093
Alexander Choukèr, editor.
(Second edition)
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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This book explains how stress – either psychological or physical – can activate and/or paralyse human innate or adaptive immunity. Adequate immunity is crucial for maintaining health, both on Earth and in space. During space flight, human physiology is specifically challenged by complex environmental stressors, which are most pronounced during lunar or interplanetary missions. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the book identifies the impact of these stressors – the space exposome – on imm…
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- Choukèr, Alexander
- Responsibility
- Alexander Choukèr, editor
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 771 p.) : 137 illus., 112 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030169961
- 9783030169954 (Print ed.)
- 9783030169978 (Print ed.)
- 9783030169985 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Aerospace Medicine
- Immunity - physiology
- Space Flight
- Stress, Physiological - physiology
- Specialty
- Aerospace Medicine
- Abstract
- This book explains how stress – either psychological or physical – can activate and/or paralyse human innate or adaptive immunity. Adequate immunity is crucial for maintaining health, both on Earth and in space. During space flight, human physiology is specifically challenged by complex environmental stressors, which are most pronounced during lunar or interplanetary missions. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, the book identifies the impact of these stressors – the space exposome – on immunity as a result of (dys-)functions of specific cells, organs and organ networks. These conditions (e.g. gravitation changes, radiation, isolation/confinement) affect immunity, but at the same time provide insights that may help to prevent, diagnose and address immune-related health alterations. Written by experts from academia, space agencies and industry, the book is a valuable resource for professionals, researchers and students in the field of medicine, biology and technology. The chapters “The Impact of Everyday Stressors on the Immune System and Health”, “Stress and Radiation Responsiveness” and “Assessment of Radiosensitivity and Biomonitoring of Exposure to Space adiation” are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction -- 1. The Human Space Exploration Endeavour: A Personal View from Inside -- 2. Space Travel: A Personal View from Above -- 3. Entering a New Era of Holistic Research in Establishing Groundwork for Future Human Space Exploration: Perspectives from the ESA-Topical Team “Stress and Immunity” -- Part II. Stress and Immunity Research: A Link Between Space and Earth -- 4. What Is Stress? -- 5. Environmental Stress: Mitochondria as Targets and Stressors in Cellular Metabolism -- 6. The Impact of Everyday Stressors on the Immune System and Health -- Part III. Stress and Immune Allostasis in Space, from Brain to Immune Responses -- 7. Neurobiological Mechanisms of Stress and Glucocorticoid Effects on Learning and Memory: Implications for Stress Disorders on Earth and in Space -- 8. The Autonomic Nervous System -- 9. Circadian Rhythm and Stress -- 10. Endocannabinoids, “New-Old” Mediators of Stress Homeostasis -- 11. Immune System in Space: General Introduction and Observations on Stress-Sensitive Regulations -- 12. Innate Immunity Under the Exposome of Space Flight -- 13. NK Cell Assessments: A 40-Years-Old History of Immune–Stress Interaction in Space with a Promising Future -- 14. Adaptive Immunity and Spaceflight -- 15. B-Cell Immunology in Space -- 16. Stress, Hypoxia, and Immune Responses -- 17. Cellular and Molecular Responses to Gravitational Force-Triggered Stress in Cells of the Immune System -- 18. Microbial Stress: Spaceflight-Induced Alterations in Microbial Virulence and Infectious Disease Risks for the Crew -- 19. Stress, Spaceflight, and Latent Herpes Virus Reactivation -- 20. Stress and Radiation Responsiveness -- Part IV. Preventive and Diagnostic Tool and Strategies -- 21. Considerations for Development and Application of Health Monitoring Tools in Space -- 22. Psychological Monitoring -- 23. Monitoring of Autonomic Activity by Cardiovascular Variability: How to Measure? -- 24. Breath Gas Analysis -- 25. Monitoring the Microbial Burden in Manned Space Stations -- 26. Monitoring of Core Body Temperature in Humans -- 27. Flow Cytometry Methods to Monitor Immune Dysregulation Associated with Spaceflight -- 28. Assessment of Radiosensitivity and Biomonitoring of Exposure to Space Radiation -- 29. Analytical Approaches to the Quantitative Evaluation of Endocannabinoids and Glucocorticoids as Stress Markers: Growing Evidence for Hair Testing -- Part V.. Therapeutic Strategies -- 30. Preventive and Therapeutic Strategies to Counter Immune System Dysfunctioning During Spaceflight -- 31. Psychological Countermeasures -- 32. Physical Countermeasures to Stress -- 33. Nutritional Countermeasures for Spaceflight-Related Stress -- 34. Microbiome and Immunity: A Critical Link for Long-Duration Space Exploration Missions -- 35. Pharmacological Countermeasures to Spaceflight-Induced Alterations of the Immune System -- Part VI. Perspectives for Manned Space Exploration—from Visions to Realities -- 36. Platforms for Stress and Immune Research in Preparation for Long-Duration Space Exploration Missions -- 37. Mars500: The First Preparation of Long-Duration Space Exploration Missions—Results and Implications for a Holistic Stress and Immune Research Approach -- 38. Exploration Class Missions on Earth: Lessons Learnt from Life in Extreme Antarctic Isolation and Confinement -- 39. Moon, Mars and Beyond -- Part VII. Synopsis -- 40. Summary and Outlook.
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- Open access
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Stress science : neuroendocrinology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat25008
Fink, George.
--Amsterdam, Netherlands:
Academic Press
, 2010.
- Call Number
- QZ 160 S915 2010
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- QZ 160 S915 2010
- Author
- Fink, George
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Date of Publication
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 795 p.
- ISBN
- 9780123750662
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Stress, Psychological - physiopathology
- Neuroendocrinology
- Stress, Physiological - physiology
- Nervous System Physiological Phenomena
- Format
- Book
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
