Hypertension [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910462461203321
• Autore: Schiffrin Ernesto L
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Future Medicine Ltd, 2013
• ISBN: 1-78084-246-5; 1-78084-247-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (279 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): TouyzRhian M
• Disciplina: 616.1/32
• Soggetti: Hypertension -- Diagnosis; Hypertension -- Treatment; Hypertension; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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; 11. Classification and diagnosis of hypertension12. Hypertension and cardiovascular risk; 13. Lifestyle modifications; 14. Antihypertensive agents; 15. Treatment of hypertension; 16. Clinical practice guidelines; 17. Resistant hypertension; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Hypertension