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Hypertension: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease
Practical guidance for management of hypertensive disorders – from a name you trust.
George L. Bakris (Edited by), Matthew Sorrentino (Edited by)
9780323429733, Elsevier Health Sciences
Hardback, published 17 March 2017
520 pages, 190 illustrations (190 in full color)
27.6 x 21.5 x 3.1 cm, 1.7 kg
The third edition of Hypertension: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease, by Drs. George L. Bakris and Matthew Sorrentino, focuses on every aspect of managing and treating patients who suffer from hypertensive disorders. Designed for cardiologists, endocrinologists and nephrologists alike, this expansive, in-depth review boasts expert guidance from contributors worldwide, keeping you abreast of the latest developments from basic science to clinical trials and guidelines. Hypertension also includes an Expert Consult eBook updated with late-breaking clinical trials, reviews of important new articles, and the latest guidance on clinical practice, all selected and masterfully edited by Dr. Eugene Braunwald.
SECTION I: EPIDEMIOLOGY 1. General Population and Global Cardiovascular Risk Prediction 2. Hypertension in Latin/Hispanic Population 3. Hypertension in East Asians and Native Hawaiians 4. Hypertension in South Asians SECTION II: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 5. Pathogenesis of Hypertension 6. Genetics of Hypertension 7. Inflammation and Immunity in Hypertension SECTION III: DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION 8. The Environment and High Blood Pressure 9. Office Blood Pressure Measurement 10. Home Monitoring of Blood Pressure 11. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Hypertension Management 12. White Coat and Masked Hypertension 13. Renovascular Hypertension and Ischemic Nephropathy 14. Secondary Hypertension: Primary Hyperaldosteronism and Mineralocorticoid Excess States 15. Secondary Hypertension: Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma 16. Secondary Hypertension: Sleep Disturbances including Sleep Apnea 17. Hypertension in Children: Diagnosis and Treatment SECTION IV: RISK STRATIFICATION 18. Natural History of Untreated Hypertension 19. Isolated Systolic Hypertension 20. Assessment of Target Organ Damage SECTION V: ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY 21. Diet and Blood Pressure 22. Diuretics in Hypertension 23. Alpha Blockers and Hypertension 24. Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System Blockers 25. Calcium Channel Blockers 26. Central Sympathetic Agents and Direct Vasodilators 27. Use of Combination Therapies 28. Devices Therapies 29. Alternative Approaches for Lowering Blood Pressure SECTION VI: HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT 30. Approach to Difficult to Manage Primary Hypertension 31. Hypertension in Ischemic Heart Disease 32. Heart Failure 33. Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease 34. Transplant Hypertension 35. Obesity 36. Cerebrovascular Disease 37. Diabetes Mellitus 38. Dyslipidemia SECTION VII: SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND SPECIAL SITUATIONS 39. Hypertension in Pregnancy 40. Hypertension in Older People 41. Hypertension in African Americans 42. Baroreceptor Dysfunction/Orthostatic Hypotension 43. Resistant Hypertension 44. Hypertension and the Perioperative Period 45. Aorta and Peripheral Arterial Disease in Hypertension 46. Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies SECTION VIII: OUTCOME TRIALS 47. Meta-Analyses of Blood Pressure Lowering Trials and the Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration SECTION IX: HYPERTENSION TREATMENT IN THE FUTURE 48. Team-Based Care for Hypertension Management 49. Understanding and Improving Medication Adherence SECTION X: GUIDELINES 50. Updated AHA/ACC; ESH/ISH 51. Putting All Guidelines into Perspective
Subject Areas: Cardiovascular medicine [MJD]
