Contents
Chapter 1
Pathogenesis of Hypertension: Genetic and Environmental Factors
Chapter 2
Role of the Nervous System in Human Hypertension
Chapter 3
Kidney, Sodium, and the Renin-Angiotensin System
Chapter 4
Pathogenesis of Hypertension Vascular Mechanisms
Chapter 5
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Hypertension
Chapter 6
Secondary Hypertension: Adrenal and Nervous Systems
Chapter 7
Antihypertensive Agents: Mechanisms of Drug Action
Chapter 8
Recent Therapeutic Trials
Chapter 9
Antihypertensive Therapy: Patient Selection and Special Problems
Chapter 10
Antihypertensive Therapy: Progression of Renal Injury
Chapter 11
Antihypertensive Therapy: Compliance and Quality of Life
Chapter 12
Special Situations in the Management of Hypertension
Chapter 13
Recommendations of the JNC 7 Report
Chapter 14
Newer Antihypertensive Agents
Chapter 15
Accurate and Reliable Blood Pressure Measurement in the Clinic and
Home
Chapter 16
JNC 7 and ALLHAT: An Insider’s View
Index