alcohol 4: 317
angina pectoris 2: 11
apoB100 2: 17
arteriosclerosis 2: 19
artery 2: 20
atherosclerotic plaque 2: 22
blood disorders 2: 121
body shape and cardiovascular
health 2: 25
CAD 2:43–45
cardiovascular disease
prevention 4: 15
cardiovascular system 2: 7
carotid bruit 2:34
carotid stenosis 2: 35
cholesterol blood levels 2: 36
cholesterol, dietary 4: 181
coronary arteries 2: 41
c-reactive protein 2: 45
diet and cardiovascular health
2: 49
exercise and health 4: 221
garlic 4: 70
homocysteine 2: 64
hyperlipidemia 2: 64
hypertension 2:66, 67
immune system 2: 238
interleukins 2: 278
medications to treat
cardiovascular disease 2: 76
PVD 2:96–97
risk factors for cardiovascular
disease 2: 102
smoking and cardiovascular
disease 2: 105
soy and cardiovascular health
2: 106
stroke 2: 107
tobacco use other than smoking
4: 306
VA LT 2: 299
atherosclerotic plaque (atheroma)
2:22
angioplasty 2: 13
aortic stenosis 2: 16
atherectomy 2:21
atherosclerosis 2:21–22
CAD 2:44, 45
cardiac catheterization 2: 28
carotid bruit 2:34–35
carotid stenosis 2: 35
cholesterol blood levels 2: 36
coagulation 2: 136
diet and cardiovascular health
2: 50
endarterectomy 2:53
homocysteine 2: 64
lifestyle and cardiovascular
health 2: 72
minimally invasive cardiac
surgery 2: 86
omega fatty acids and
cardiovascular health 2: 90
platelet aggregation 2: 163
PVD 2: 96
TIA 2: 111
athetosis 1:227
athlete’s foot. Seetinea
athletic injuries 1:304–305, 305 t
Achilles tendon injury
1:297–298
ankle injuries 1:301–302
cross training 4: 219
knee injuries 1: 332
meniscectomy 1: 336
Osgood-Schlatter disease 1: 341
repetitive motion injuries 1: 352
RICE 1: 353
rotator cuff impingement
syndrome 1:353
soft tissue injuries 4: 367
sprains and strains 1: 356
atopic rhinits. Seeallergic rhinitis
atopy 2: 190 , 249
atria 2:4, 22–23, 28, 29, 88, 94,
116–117
atrial fibrillation 2: 17 , 22–23,34,
76, 94, 225
atrial septal defect (ASD) 2:38–40,
59; 4:120, 123
atrioventricular (AV) node 2: 4 , 23,
26, 28–29, 81, 94, 104
atrophic (dry) ARMD 1:70–71
ATT deficiency. Seealpha-1-
antitrypsin deficiency
attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD) 3:364; 4:315,
320, 321, 335
audiologic assessment 1:9–10, 41 ,
43
auditory canal 1:14–15, 59
auricle 1:14, 41
auscultation 2:185, 190, 191,196,
219, 224
autism 3:364–365
autoantibody (antimitochondrial
antibodies) 2:248–249
autocrine activity 2:257, 290
autograft 1:198, 199
autoimmune disorders 2:249–250,
249 t–250t;4: 64
5ASA medications 2: 260Addison’s disease 3:106, 107
aging and immune response
2: 239
alopecia 1: 137
alopecia areata 1:138
antiphospholipid antibodies
2: 249
B-cell lymphocyte 2: 251
bullous pemphigoid 1:142
chondritis 1: 318
chronic fatigue syndrome
1:369–370
cicatricial pemphigoid 1:79
colitis 3: 25
complement cascade 2: 255
diabetes 3:119, 120
DLE 1:152–153
DMARDs 2: 258
dry eye syndrome 1: 86
endometriosis 3: 276
episcleritis 1: 88
Goodpasture’s syndrome 3: 193
Graves’ disease 3: 129
HLAs 2: 267
hypothyroidism 3: 147
IBD 3: 64
immune system 2:236, 238
immunoablation 2: 274
immunodeficiency 2: 274
immunoglobulin 2: 275
immunosuppressive medications
2: 276
immunosuppressive therapy
2: 276
immunotherapy 2: 276
iritis 1: 97
islets of Langerhans 3: 149
living with immune disorders
2: 280
multiple sclerosis 1: 263
myasthenia gravis 1:339
myocarditis 2: 87
narcolepsy 1: 267
nephritis 3: 207
neutropenia 2: 161
pemphigus 1:182–183
POF 3: 324
polyglandular deficiency
syndrome 3: 156
polymyositis 1: 350
primary biliary cirrhosis 3: 84
primary sclerosing cholangitis
3: 85
SALT 2: 295
sarcoidosis 2:293–294
sialadenitis 1: 50Index 449