The Year in Hypertension:

Name: The Year in Hypertension:
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ISBN: 9781846920233

ISBN-10: 184692023X

ISBN-13: 9781846920233

Edition: 2008

Authors: Raymond Townsend

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Addresses fundamental questions about how blood pressure should be measured. This title evaluates the arguments for and against techniques such as peripheral augmentation index, pulse wave velocity, carotid intima media thickness, and assessment of central aortic pressure. It presents guidelines on lifestyle and diet.

Book details

List price: $99.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Clinical Pub Serv
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 366
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

Editor and contributors	p. vii
Basic science in hypertension	p. 1
Biomarker update: current and future roles	p. 19
Blood pressure measurement: is there more to this than systolic, diastolic and pulse pressures?	p. 39
Clinical trials in high-risk hypertension: implications of small differences in blood pressure	p. 59
Controversies in hypertension	p. 75
Hypertension and diabetes	p. 95
Hypertension: emerging therapies	p. 109
Hypertension and pregnancy	p. 127
The role of proteinuria in management of hypertension	p. 145
Hypertension: epidemiology, management, ethnicity and sociology	p. 165
Renovascular disease and secondary hypertension	p. 191
Systolic and pulse pressure in hypertension: what have we learnt?	p. 211
Recent transplant issues in hypertension	p. 227
Nutrition and obesity studies for the management of hypertension and reducing cardiovascular risk	p. 243
Future prospects for management of hypertension	p. 263
Acronyms/abbreviations	p. 285
Index of papers reviewed	p. 287
General index	p. 297
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