Hypertension / edited by Alberto Zanchetti ... [et al.].
Publication details: London : McGraw-Hill International Ltd., c2001Description: ix, (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cmISBN:- 0077095235
- 9780077095239
- WG 340 H994918 1998
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
SECTION 1 Definition and diagnosis of hypertension
Chapter 1. Blood pressure and atherosclerotic risk factors
Chapter 2. Definition and classification of hypertension: the WHO criteria
Chapter 3. How to measure blood pressure
SECTION 2 Investigations in the patient with hypertension
Chapter 4. Detection of organ damage: the heart
Chapter 5. Detection of large artery damage in hypertension
Chapter 6. Detection of damage to the brain
Chapter 7. Detection of retinal changes in the eyes
Chapter 8. Detection of organ damage: kidneys
Chapter 9. Diagnostic strategies in renovascular hypertension
Chapter 10. Diagnostic investigations in primary aldosteronism
Chapter 11. Investigations in secondary hypertension: pheochromocytoma
Chapter 12. Investigations in secondary hypertension: renal disease
SECTION 3 Management of the patient with hypertension
Chapter 13. Cost and cost-effectiveness of hypertension management: impact on care
Chapter 14. Life-style changes: how to induce and how to maintain them
Chapter 15. Principles of drug therapy: antihypertensive agents
Chapter 16. Mono-therapy vs combined treatment in hypertension. New clinical trials data
Chapter 17. Management of hypertension in elderly patients
Chapter 18. Management of hypertension in the black population
Chapter 19. Management of hypertension in the diabetic patient
Chapter 20. Management of the hypertensive patient with coronary heart disease
Chapter 21. Hypertension in pregnancy
Chapter 22. Hypertension and menopause
Chapter 23. Quality of life in hypertension
Chapter 24. How to manage hypertension in clinical practice, and what can be expected from a hypertension clinic
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