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Section 1 | Background and Historical Aspects | 1 |
Chapter 1 | History of Clinical Hypertension: From 1827 to 1970 | 1 |
Chapter 2 | Epidemiology of Hypertension | 4 |
Section 2 | Pathophysiology | 21 |
Chapter 3 | Pathophysiology of Hypertension | 21 |
Chapter 4 | Genetics | 29 |
Chapter 5 | Sympathetic Nervous System in Acute and Chronic Blood Pressure Elevation | 42 |
Chapter 6 | Environmental and Psychosocial Stress in Hypertension Onset and Progression | 59 |
Chapter 7 | Renin and Prorenin | 70 |
Chapter 8 | Angiotensinogen: Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Relevance to Hypertension | 77 |
Chapter 9 | Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme: Basic Properties, Distribution, and Functional Role | 90 |
Chapter 10 | The AT[subscript 1] and AT[subscript 2] Angiotensin Receptors | 100 |
Chapter 11 | Metabolic Abnormalities in Hypertension | 110 |
Chapter 12 | Obesity-Related Hypertension as a Metabolic Disorder | 118 |
Chapter 13 | Remodeling of Resistance Vessels in Essential Hypertension | 125 |
Chapter 14 | Arterial Stiffness | 134 |
Chapter 15 | Endothelin in Hypertension | 152 |
Chapter 16 | Nitric Oxide in Hypertension | 158 |
Chapter 17 | Natriuretic Peptides | 165 |
Chapter 18 | Eicosanoids: Do They Matter? | 176 |
Chapter 19 | Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Hypertension | 182 |
Chapter 20 | Kallikrein-Kinin Systems | 190 |
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Chapter 21 | Diet--Micronutrients | 202 |
Chapter 22 | Obesity-Hypertension: Effects on the Cardiovascular and Renal Systems--The Therapeutic Approach | 206 |
Chapter 23 | Alcohol and Hypertension | 211 |
Section 3 | Target Organ Damage/Cardiovascular Complications | 221 |
Chapter 24 | Total Risk | 221 |
Chapter 25 | New Interpretations of Blood Pressure: The Importance of Pulse Pressure | 227 |
Chapter 26 | Coronary Atherosclerotic Sequelae of Hypertension | 235 |
Chapter 27 | Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Congestive Heart Failure, and Coronary Flow Reserve Abnormalities in Hypertension | 244 |
Chapter 28 | Stroke and Hypertension | 277 |
Chapter 29 | Chronic Renal Insufficiency: Slowing Its Progression | 286 |
Section 4 | Diagnosis | 297 |
Chapter 30 | Initial Evaluation and Follow-Up | 297 |
Chapter 31 | Blood Pressure Measurement Issues | 306 |
Chapter 32 | White-Coat Hypertension | 314 |
Section 5 | Treatment--General Considerations | 323 |
Chapter 33 | Outcomes in Treating Hypertension | 323 |
Chapter 34 | Benefits of Treating Hypertension--Lessons From Clinical Trials | 331 |
Chapter 35 | Characteristics of Published, Ongoing, and Planned Outcome Trials in Hypertension | 341 |
Chapter 36 | The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering to Prevent Heart Attack Trial | 360 |
Chapter 37 | The Losartan Intervention For Endpoint (LIFE) Reduction in Hypertension Study: Rationale, Design, and Characteristics of 9194 Patients With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy | 366 |
Chapter 38 | Changing Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension | 371 |
Chapter 39 | Critical Assessment of Hypertension Guidelines | 375 |
Chapter 40 | Current Prescribing Practices | 383 |
Chapter 41 | Calcium Channel Blockers in the Treatment of Hypertension | 389 |
Chapter 42 | Mild Hypertension: An Important Frontier in Therapy of Hypertension | 398 |
Chapter 43 | Cost-Effectiveness in Treating Hypertension | 405 |
Chapter 44 | Nursing Clinics in the Management of Hypertension | 409 |
Chapter 45 | Community Outreach | 415 |
Chapter 46 | Medication Compliance for Antihypertensive Therapy | 419 |
Section 6 | Lifestyle Modification | 433 |
Chapter 47 | Diet--Micronutrients--Special Foods | 433 |
Chapter 48 | Diet--Calories | 460 |
Chapter 49 | Alcohol Consumption and the Management of Hypertension | 466 |
Chapter 50 | Exercise and Hypertension | 470 |
Section 7 | Pharmacological Treatment | 479 |
Chapter 51 | Initial Choices in the Treatment of Hypertension | 479 |
Chapter 52 | Dose-Response Relationships in Antihypertensive Treatment | 492 |
Chapter 53 | Low-Dose Fixed-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy | 497 |
Chapter 54 | Chronotherapeutics in the Treatment of Hypertension | 504 |
Section 8 | Comorbid Conditions--Special Considerations | 509 |
Chapter 55 | Comorbid Conditions | 509 |
Chapter 56 | Diabetes and Syndrome X: Focus on Reduction of Cardiovascular and Renal Events | 518 |
Chapter 57 | Renal Disease | 524 |
Chapter 58 | Hypertension in Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy | 531 |
Chapter 59 | Ischemic Heart Disease | 539 |
Chapter 60 | Hypertension in Women | 546 |
Chapter 61 | Hypertension in the Elderly | 551 |
Chapter 62 | Hypertension in Blacks | 558 |
Chapter 63 | Resistant Hypertension | 564 |
Chapter 64 | Orthostatic Hypotension | 572 |
Section 9 | Individual Drug Classes | 579 |
Chapter 65 | How Hypertensive Drugs Get Approved in the United States | 579 |
Chapter 66 | Diuretics | 584 |
Chapter 67 | [beta]-Adrenergic Blockers | 590 |
Chapter 68 | [alpha]-Adrenoceptor Blockers | 595 |
Chapter 69 | Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors | 599 |
Chapter 70 | Calcium Antagonists as Antihypertensives | 609 |
Chapter 71 | Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists | 621 |
Chapter 72 | Other Adrenergic Inhibitors and the Direct-Acting Smooth Muscle Vasodilators | 637 |
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Chapter 73 | Endothelin Antagonists | 643 |
Chapter 74 | Renin Inhibitors | 646 |
Chapter 75 | Vasopeptide Inhibitors: A New Class of Cardiovascular Agents | 651 |
Section 10 | Secondary Hypertension | 657 |
Chapter 76 | Obstructive Sleep Apnea | 657 |
Chapter 77 | Renovascular Hypertension: Diagnosis and Treatment | 662 |
Chapter 78 | Adrenal Cortex | 674 |
Chapter 79 | Pheochromocytoma | 685 |
Chapter 80 | Hypertension in Pregnant Women | 688 |
Chapter 81 | Anesthesia and Hypertension | 702 |
Chapter 82 | Hypertensive Crisis | 715 |
Appendix | Drug Tables | 719 |
Index | 723 |
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