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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300204103321

Titolo

Hypertension in High Risk African Americans : Current Concepts, Evidence-based Therapeutics and Future Considerations / / edited by Keith C. Ferdinand

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Humana, , 2015

ISBN

1-4939-2010-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Collana

Clinical Hypertension and Vascular Diseases

Disciplina

610

613

614.44

616.12

Soggetti

Cardiology

Diabetes

Health promotion

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Overview -- Epidemiology Awareness, Prevalence, and Control: Newest Findings on Hypertension in Blacks -- Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes to Decrease Unhealthy Eating Patterns and Improve Blood Pressure in African Americans -- Community Programs for Hypertension: A Means of Identification and Intervention in the Highest Risk Population -- Stroke and Hypertension in High Risk African Americans -- Manifestations of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Coronary Heart Disease: The Contribution of Hypertension and the Paradox in Blacks -- Heart Failure Morbidity, Mortality and its Relationship to Hypertension -- Hypertension and Atrial Fibrillation in African Americans -- Cardiorenal Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes in African Americans: Adding to the Risk of Hypertension -- Central Aortic Pressure, Arterial Compliance: Emerging Tools to Identify and Guide Therapy for High Risk African American Patients -- Renal Denervation Therapy and Baroreceptor Activation Therapy: Emerging Tools for Treating Resistant



Hypertension -- Practical Approaches to Promote Adherence and Improve Blood Pressure Control in Black Patients -- Integration of a Team Approach to Hypertension Treatment -- Practical Pearls in the Treatment of Hypertension in Blacks -- Hypertension in African Americans -- New Guideline Recommendations on Hypertension: Preventing CVD and Renal Disease with Applications to Blacks.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume discusses the many ways to prevent, identify and control hypertension in African Americans, a common and potent risk factor for virtually all forms of cardiovascular-renal diseases. Comprehensive chapters address modifiable risk factors, such as lifestyle changes, especially sodium restriction, and appropriate combination pharmacotherapy. Emerging devices and evidence-based approaches that may also enhance effective blood pressure control and decrease the disparate cardiovascular disease risks, including MI, stroke, HF, and cardiorenal metabolic syndrome and diabetes are also discussed in detail.  Written by a wide-range of experts in the field, Hypertension in High Risk African Americans: Current Concepts, Evidence-based Therapeutics and Future Considerations is a valuable resource for clinicians, researchers, health administrators and public health policy leaders to better understand the best practices and unique aspects of risk assessment and treatment of hypertension and co-morbid conditions in African Americans.