Handbook of hypertension [[electronic resource] /] / Mark C. Houston

• Autore: Houston Mark C
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, West Sussex ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (414 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.1/32; 616.132
• Soggetto topico: Hypertension; Renal hypertension
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Part 1 General Introduction to Hypertension; Hypertension Prevalence and Consequences; Hypertension Syndrome; Subsets of Hypertension Approach to Treatment; Clinical Hypertension Trials: A Perspective; Vascular Biology and Hypertension; Blood Vessel Structure; Endothelial Function and Dysfunction; New Treatment Approach to Hypertension Based on Concepts of Endothelial Dysfunction and Vascular Biology; Treatment of Impaired Endothelial Function: A Global CV Approach; Part 2 What is Hypertension; Hypothesis: Essential Hypertension and End-Organ Damage ; Hypertension Classification and Guidelines WorldwideHypertension Guidelines; Global CV Risk Calculation; Secondary Hypertension; BP Measurement; Hypertension-Atherosclerotic Syndrome; Normotensive Hypertension and Hypertension Syndromes; Prehypertension; Part 3 Treatment of Hypertension; Nonpharmacologic Treatment of Hypertension; Nutrition, Vitamins, Minerals, Antioxidants, Dietary, and Nutraceutical Supplements in the Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension; Nutritional Intervention, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension Trials and Consensus Reports ; Further Reading on Nutrition and Dietary SupplementsThe DASH Diets: DASH-I and DASH-II Sodium; The Premier Clinical Trial; Obesity; Exercise Activities and Kilocalories Used; Approaches to Selection of Antihypertensive Therapy; Hemodynamics in Hypertension; Hemodynamic Effects of Antihypertensive Drugs; Part 4 Problems Associated with Hypertension; Hypertension-Related End-Organ Damage; Life Expectancy and Blood Pressure (Man, 35 Years Old); Systolic, Diastolic, and Pulse Pressure Concepts; Part 5 The Clinical Trials of Hypertension ; Clinical Hypertension Trials and Antihypertensive Drug TherapyTreatment of Hypertension: Questions Posed; Clinical Hypertension Trials: Important Clinical Points; Diuretic/BB Clinical Trials in Mild-to-Moderate Hypertension and CHD: Summary; Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Clinical Hypertension Trials with Antihypertensive Drug Therapy; Meta-Analysis by BP Lowering Treatment Trialists Collaboration; Staessen, Wang, and Thijs Meta-Analysis: Summary of Clinical Trials in Hypertension and Clinical Outcomes; Further Reading: Health Outcomes Analysis for Clinical Hypertension Trials ; SCAT
• Sommario/riassunto: When treating hypertension, physicians now have a huge range of drugs from which to choose in formulating a management strategy. This accessible guide helps the busy clinician access specific information on available drugs as components of an integrated care plan. The Handbook of Hypertension is a comprehensive review of the evidence base for hypertension and associated disease, providing tables, figures, charts, and summaries of principal findings from clinical studies on hypertension - putting vital information within reach of the busy practitioner. Containing the most recent guid
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of hypertension
• ISBN: 1-4443-6027-2; 1-282-13961-4; 9786612139611; 1-4443-1180-8; 1-4443-1179-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910146137003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II