Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword. Update on hypertension, its genetics, epidemiology, mechanisms, clinical approaches and novel treatments; 1. Definition & diagnosis of hypertension; 2. Epidemiology of hypertension; 3. Genetics of hypertension; 4. Hemodynamics; 5. Role of the kidney in hypertension; 6. Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system: new concepts; 7. Endothelin system: roles in hypertension; 8. CNS pathways contributing to sympathetic hyperactivity and hypertension; 9. Hypertensive vascular disease; 10. Hypertensive heart disease |