Comprehensive Hypertension

Here is today’s most in-depth reference for any cardiologist,
internist, or nephrologist interested in hypertension. Drawing from
international experience in cardiology, physiology, and nephrology,
Drs. Lip and Hall have assembled a group of section editors and
contributors second to none. You’ll find the long-term effects of
primary and secondary hypertension and a lengthy section on
hypertensions for special populations featured prominently.
Prevention and treatment of hypertension are covered in detail, from
lifestyle and diet issues to drug choice and delivery, and the
section on comparison of guidelines is unique to this book.


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SECTION 1 - EPIDEMIOLOGY
*Blood pressure in Westernized populations *Low blood pressure
populations, the impact of rural -urban migration *Regional
differences in blood pressure in developed countries *Low blood
pressure populations, the impact of rural -urban migration *Fetal
influences on blood pressure: the Barker hypothesis *Blood pressure
and the risks of cardiovascular disease and stroke

SECTION 2 - PATHOGENESIS OF HYPERTENSION - HEMODYNAMICS AND VASCULAR
MECHANISMS
*Haemodynamics of essential hypertension *Genetic models of
hypertension *Experimental models of hypertension *Left ventricular
physiology in hypertension *The arterial system in human hypertension
*Resistance vessels in hypertension *Endothelial function *Vascular
growth, angiogenesis and hypertension *Vascular smooth muscle *Cell
membranes - vascular smooth muscle action transport - vascular smooth
muscle regulation by calcium magnesium and potassium *Coagulation and
platelet abnormalities *Cytokines and inflammation

SECTION 3 - PATHOGENESIS OF HYPERTENSION - RENAL AND NEUROHUMORAL
MECHANISMS
*Role of the kidney *Autonomic control and hemodynamics of
hypertension, baroreceptor function and reflexes *Central nervous
control of blood pressure *The Renin-Angiotensin System *Aldosterone
and other adrenal steroids *The endothelins *Nitric oxide *Reactive
oxygen species and oxidative stress *The natriuretic peptides *Other
peptide and related systems *Other peptide and related systems
*Eicosanoids *The kallikrein-kinin systems *Sex steroids - estrogens
and testosterone

SECTION 4 - PATHOGENESIS OF HYPERTENSION - GENETICS AND LIFESTYLE
*Genetic approaches to hypertension: relevance to human hypertension
*Monogenic forms of human hypertension *Potential role of gene
therapy in treating hypertension and cardiovascular disease
*Lifestyle and blood pressure *Obesity *Dietary fats and blood
pressure *Vegetarian diets, protein and fiber *Exercise *Electrolye
intake and human hypertension *Alcohol intake and blood pressure
*Psychosocial stress and hypertension

SECTION 5 - TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE
*The effects of hypertension on the structure of human resistance
vessels *Pathogenesis of atheroma *The brain in hypertension *The
kidney in hypertension *The heart in hypertension *The eye in
hypertension *Aortic dissection

SECTION 6 - SPECIAL GROUPS
*Hypertension in children *Hypertension in the elderly *Hypertension
in pregnancy *Hypertension, Insulin resistance and diabetes
*Hypertension in renal failure *Hypertension in ethnic subgroups
*Renin subgroups in hypertension *Hyperadrenergic and 'labile'
hypertension *Resistant hypertension *Perioperative hypertension,
preparing the *Hypertensive patient for anesthesia and surgery
*Hypertension in the setting of acute myocardial infarction and
percutaneous interventions *Hypertension in patients with concomitant
stroke *Hypertension in patients with concomitant cardiac disorders,
eg. heart failure, atrial fibrillation, etc *Hypertensive urgencies
and emergencies

SECTION 7 - SECONDARY HYPERTENSION
*Renal and renovascular hypertension *Renin-secreting tumors *Primary