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Manual of Hypertension

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This practical, quick-reference manual gives the reader clearly defined guidelines on how to treat hypertensive patients and associated diseases. It deals extensively with the various clinical aspects of hypertension in a well-illustrated, easy-to-read format. Expertly edited chapters streamline the authoritative contributions made by renowned physicians and researchers into one cohesive source. It will be a bench book on hypertension, in which its various aspects are dealt with from a clinical perspective. Careful attention will be paid to page design and to the use of graphical devices to optimise presentation and facilitate navigation:: the book will be easy to refer to and learn from.
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Churchill Livingstone
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9780443061950
9780443061950

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Publication date
2001
Issue number
1
Cover
paperback
Pages count
736
Weight (g)
1647
  • Introduction: How to use this book The Editor

    Section 1. Epidemiology Julius

    1.1 Hypertension as a cardiovascular risk factor Dr W Kannel
    1.2 Results of intervention trials Professor R Fagard

    Section 2. Etiology and Pathophysiology Julius

    2.1 The animal modes of hypertension Professor A Ferrari
    2.2 Hypertension as a genetic disease Professor P Hamet
    2.3 Salt and other dietary factors Dr I Puddey
    2.4 The renin-angiotension system Professor M Nicholls
    2.5 Neural factors Professor M Esler
    2.6 Hormones and other humoral factors Dr O Carretero
    2.7 Cell membrane abnormalities Dr A Semplicini

    Section 3. Blood pressure measurement Mancia

    3.1 Office assessment of blood pressure Dr M Weber
    3.2 Home blood pressure Professor J Mallion
    3.3 Ambulatory blood pressure Dr G Parati
    3.4 Special blood pressure measuring devices Professor E OBrien
    Section 4. Specific (secondary) causes of hypertension Saruta

    4.1 Renovascular hypertension Professor J Pohl
    4.2 Renal parenchymal hypertension Professor M Epstein
    4.3 Phaeocromocytoma Dr G Grassi
    4.4 Cortico-adrenal hypertension Professor J Whitworth
    4.5 Rare forms of secondary hypertension Professor R Gordon
    4.6 Hypertension from exogenous substances Dr Y Saruta

    Section 5. Essential hypertension Weber

    5.1 Diagnosing essential hypertension
    5.2 Excluding secondary causes of hypertension Dr A Morganti
    5.3 Routine assessment of end-organ damage Dr L Hansson
    5.4 Special measurer of end-organ damage Dr T Pickering

    Section 6. Antihypertensive drugs Chalmers
    6.1 Diuretics
    6.2 Beta-blockers Dr B Prichard
    6.3 Calcium antagonists Professor F Meredith
    6.4 ACE inhibitors Professor D Clement
    6.5 Alpha-blockers Dr H Elliot
    6.6 Angiotensin II receptor antagonists Dr J Reid
    6.7 Central agents Professor P van Zweiten
    6.8 Other drugs Professor A Pessina

    Section 7. Treatment strategies selecting the proper Weber
    therapeutic agent

    7.1 Goal blood pressure Professor A Zanchetti
    7.2 Life-style changes Dr L Beilin
    7.3 The step-care approach Dr B Materson
    7.4 The substitution and other approaches Professor P de Leeuw
    7.5 The pros and cons of fixed combinations
    7.6 The problem of compliance to treatment Dr B Waeber

    Section 8. Treatment in special conditions Ferrari

    8.1 Hypertension in children and adolescents Dr B Falkner
    8.2 Hypertension in the elderly Professor F Messerli
    8.3 Hypertension in blacks Dr K Jamerson
    8.4 The patients with multiple risk factors Dr G Jennings
    8.5 The diabetic hypertension patient
    8.6 Hypertension in pregnancy Dr M Brown
    8.7 Hypertension in transplant patients Dr A Mimran
    8.8 Resistant hypertension Dr K Rahn

    Section 9 Changing aspects of hypertension Chalmers

    9.1 Malignant hypertension Dr Y Seedat
    9.2 Impact of guidelines in the clinical practice Professor J Chalmers
    9.3 Failure of antihypertensive treatment in the population Dr S Oparil
    Assessment of cost-benefit of antihypertensive Prof E Ambrosioni
    treatment
    9.5 Isolated office hypertension Professor G Mancia
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