Practical Management of Hypertension Book

Preface. 1a. General Principles of Blood Pressure Measurement. 1b. Conventional Blood Pressure Measurement. 1c. Automated Blood Pressure Measurement; E. O'Brien. 2. Pathophysiological Basis of Hypertension; A. Distler, A.M. Sharma. 3. Cardiovascular Risk Associated with Hypertension; Interactions with Other Risk Factors; J. Staessen, et al. 4. Evaluation of the Hypertensive Subject; L. Hansson, A. Svensson. 5. Special Situations in Hypertension (Childhood and Adolescence; Pregnancy; Old Age); L.J. Beilin. 6. How to Deal with Secondary Hypertension; F. Boomsma, et al. 7. Non-Pharmacological Intervention; R. Shinton, G. Beevers. 8a. Drug Treatment: Efficacy and Adverse Effects. Specific Responses in Patient Subgroups and Treatment Approach; G. Leonetti, C. Cuspidi. 8b. Combination Therapy; W.H. Birkenhäger. 9. Predictability, Assessment and Improvement of Compliance with Regard to Taking Antihypertensive Drugs; G.E. Bauer. 10. Appendix: List of Current Antihypertensive Drugs. Index.