The management of hypertension varies considerably from clinician to clinician. This pocketbook is a concise and evidence-based summary of current understanding and practice, including the most up-to-date guidance from national and international bodies and their recommendations for hypertension care.
Written by an international team of experts, it covers all the key aspects of hypertension from epidemiology and aetiology to investigations, management, and complications. It also covers the management of hypertension in special patient groups such as in pregnancy and the elderly. Emphasis is laid throughout the book on lowering cardiovascular risk as a part of managing hypertension. An essential tool for everyday use in managing hypertension, this book aids clinical decision-making by
collating all the relevant information and guidance in one easily accessible place.
This new edition has been fully updated to include expanded content on hypertension mediated organ damage and two new chapters covering the effects of hypertension on the brain and on the eyes.
Author(s): Sunil K. Nadar, Gregory Y. H. Lip
Series: Oxford Cardiology Library
Edition: 3
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 287
City: Oxford
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Contents
Contributors
List of symbols and abbreviations
Part 1 Epidemiology, pathogenesis, and diagnosis
1 Epidemiology of hypertension
2 Pathophysiology of hypertension
3 Secondary hypertension
4 Diagnosis and investigation of hypertension
Part 2 Complications of hypertension
5 Hypertension: a cardiovascular risk factor
6 Left ventricular hypertrophy
7 Atrial fibrillation and hypertension
8 The brain in hypertension
9 The kidneys in hypertension
10 The eye in hypertension
Part 3 Management of hypertension
11 Overview of guidelines on management of hypertension
12 Hypertension and cardiovascular risk management
13 Non-pharmacological management of hypertension
14 Diuretics in hypertension
15 Beta blockers in hypertension
16 Calcium channel blockers in hypertension
17 Blockers of the renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system in hypertension
18 Other antihypertensive agents
19 Renal denervation
20 Improving medication adherence in hypertension
Part 4 Special conditions
21 Hypertension in pregnancy: physiopathological, preventive, therapeutic, and long-term considerations
22 Hypertensive emergencies
23 Treatment of the older adult
24 Diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension
25 Hypertension in patients with diabetes mellitus
Index
