Secondary Hypertension

Description:

This book provides a comprehensive overview of secondary hypertension for clinicians, including cardiologists as well
as primary training physicians and general practitioners.
A large number of patients suffer from high blood pressure, and it was previously thought that secondary hypertension
accounted for 10% of all cases. However, according to new studies, the proportion of secondary hypertension is much
higher than this.
While hypertensive patients are usually treated in the cardiovascular department, secondary hypertension involves
diseases in various fields, such as renal, endocrinological, immunological and urological diseases.

This book allows readers to gain a thorough understanding of the screening, diagnosis and treatment of secondary
hypertension.
It first discusses screening strategies for secondary hypertension, including clinical manifestations, general tests
and special tests. It then addresses specific aspects of hypertension related to other diseases, like renal parenchymal
diseases; transplantation; congenital diseases; endocrine, neurogenic and psychosocial disorders; vascular
conditions; sleep apnoea syndrome, connective tissue disease and metabolic-associated hypertension. Lastly, it covers
secondary hypertension related to rare heredity conditions.



Part I. General Theory of Secondary Hypertension
1. Summary of Secondary Hypertension
2. Clinical Manifestations of Secondary Hypertension: Medical History, Symptom Characteristics, and Signs
3. Significance of General Laboratory Examination in the Diagnosis of Secondary Hypertension
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Part II. Theories of Secondary Hypertension
5. Renal Parenchymal Hypertension
6. Renovascular Hypertension
7. Other Renal Diseases-Related High Blood Pressure
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