Hypertension: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease 3rd Edition

Hypertension: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease 3rd Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780323429733,0323429734,9780323509183, 0323509185

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0323509185
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9780323509183
• Author: George L. Bakris

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.

Table contents:

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

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