TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zanchetti,Alberto
TI  - Hypertension
SN  - 0077095235
PY  - 2001///
CY  - London
PB  - McGraw-Hill International Ltd.
KW  - Heart
KW  - Hypertrophy
KW  - Congresses
KW  - Hypertension
KW  - Complications
KW  - Coronary heart disease
KW  - complications
KW  - congresses
KW  - Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
KW  - physiopathology
N1  - 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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