Clinical hypertension is one of the most serious long-term problems associated with heart disease. This companion to Braunwald?s Heart Disease focuses in depth on this key area of cardiovascular medicine. Complete with practical clinical tools for management, it helps you manage the chronic problems of your hypertensive patients. It covers everything from epidemiology and pathophysiology through diagnosis, risk stratification, treatment, outcome studies, concomitant diseases, special populations and special situations, and future treatments.
1. Epidemiology 2. Genetics of Hypertension 3. Pathogenesis of Hypertension
Section 2: Diagnosis
4. Definition of Hypertension 5. Measurement of Blood 6. Home BP Measurements 7. ABPM 8. Secondary Hypertension: Renovascular Hypertension 9. Secondary Hypertension: Mineralocorticoid Excess States 10. Secondary Hypertension: Pheochromocytoma 11. Secondary Hypertension: Sleep Apnea 12. Rare Unusual Diagnoses
Section 3: Risk Stratification
13. Natural History of (Untreated) Hypertension 14. The Special Problem of (Isolated) Systolic Hypertension 15. Assessment of Target Organ Damage 16. Prediction of Global Cardiovascular Risk
Section 4: Treatment
17. Lifestyle Modifications 18. Diuretics 19. Beta-blockers 20. ACE-inhibitors and Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers 21. Calcium Antagonists 22. Alpha-Blockers 23. Other (Newer) Drugs, including centrally-acting drugs, aldosterone antagonists, vasopeptidase inhibitors, and endothelin antagonists
