Hypertension : mechanisms and therapy

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Hypertension : mechanisms and therapy

volume editor, Norman K. Hollenberg

(Atlas of heart diseases / Eugene Braunwald, editor, v. 1)

Current Medicine, 1995

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

The most thorough series of its kind, the full-colour Atlas of Heart Disease encompasses the work of nearly 200 leading specialists. Each volume is dedicated to a particular area of cardiology and provides comprehensive, concentrated coverage of every topic related to the specialty. Hundreds of outstanding cardiology images covering a vast array of topics from basic physiology and risk management to new pharmacologic treatment procedures are included.

Table of Contents

  • Pathogenesis of hypertension - genetic and environmental factors
  • role of the nervous system in human hypertension
  • hypertension - kidney, sodium and renin-angiotensin system
  • pathogenesis - vascular mechanisms
  • natural history of cardiovascular risk
  • secondary hypertension - adrenal and nervous system
  • antihypertensive agents - mechanisms of drug action
  • the therapeutic trials
  • antihypertensive therapy - patient selection and special problems
  • antihypertensive therapy - progression of renal injury
  • antihypertensive therapy - compliance and quality of life
  • special situations and considerations
  • JNC-V/WHO special reports. (Part contents).

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