Hypertension : pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Raven Press,
[1995]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- V. 1. Background and historical aspects
- Epidemiological dimensions of hypertension
- Diet and hypertension
- Circulatory and target organ pathophysiology of hypertensive disease
- Blood pressure regulation in normal and hypertensive states
- Arterior physiology and pathophysiology
- Neural and other humoral factors in the control of arterial pressure
- Metabolic and local humoral factors in hypertension
- Calcium and magnesium in blood pressure regulation
- Molecular-genetic factors in hypertension.
- Kidneys and renin-angiotensin aldosterone axis: role in sodium-volume homeostasis and arterial tone in pathogenesis of hypertension
- V. 2. Clinical and laboratory evaluation of hypertensive disorders
- Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of specific forms of hypertension
- Secondary forms of hypertension
- Renal disorders
- Adrenal disorders
- Other endocrine disorders: diabetes and obesity
- Hypertension in special situations
- Evaluation of the hypertensive patient
- Treatment of the hypertensive patient
- Nonpharmacologic therapies.
- Drug therapy
- Future horizons in therapy.