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Hypertension : a companion to Brenner & Rector's The kidney / [edited by] Suzanne Oparil, Michael A. Weber.

LIBRA Oversize RC685.H8 H76783 2000
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Oparil, Suzanne, 1941-
Weber, Michael A.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Hypertension.
Hypertension--therapy.
Hypertension--physiopathology.
Hypertension--complications.
Life Style.
Antihypertensive Agents--therapeutic use.
Medical Subjects:
Hypertension--therapy.
Hypertension--physiopathology.
Hypertension--complications.
Life Style.
Antihypertensive Agents--therapeutic use.
Physical Description:
xxii, 757 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders, [2000]
Contents:
Section 1 Background and Historical Aspects 1
Chapter 1 History of Clinical Hypertension: From 1827 to 1970 / Harriet P. Dustan 1
Chapter 2 Epidemiology of Hypertension / Lennart Hansson, Lena Kilander, Margareta Ohrvall 4
Section 2 Pathophysiology 21
Chapter 3 Pathophysiology of Hypertension / Carolina Delgado, Alan B. Weder 21
Chapter 4 Genetics / Stephen B. Harrap 29
Chapter 5 Sympathetic Nervous System in Acute and Chronic Blood Pressure Elevation / Joseph L. Izzo, Jr. 42
Chapter 6 Environmental and Psychosocial Stress in Hypertension Onset and Progression / Kathleen C. Light 59
Chapter 7 Renin and Prorenin / J. Deinum, M. A. D. H. Schalekamp 70
Chapter 8 Angiotensinogen: Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Relevance to Hypertension / Daniel F. Catanzaro 77
Chapter 9 Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme: Basic Properties, Distribution, and Functional Role / Maurice E. Fabiani, Diem T. Dinh, Labrini Nassis, Colin I. Johnston 90
Chapter 10 The AT[subscript 1] and AT[subscript 2] Angiotensin Receptors / Marc de Gasparo, Gillian R. Bullock 100
Chapter 11 Metabolic Abnormalities in Hypertension / Syed S. Ali, Melvin A. Lester, James R. Sowers 110
Chapter 12 Obesity-Related Hypertension as a Metabolic Disorder / Lewis Landsberg 118
Chapter 13 Remodeling of Resistance Vessels in Essential Hypertension / Michael J. Mulvany 125
Chapter 14 Arterial Stiffness / Michael F. O'Rourke, Christopher S. Hayward, Eldon D. Lehmann 134
Chapter 15 Endothelin in Hypertension / John C. Burnett, Jr. 152
Chapter 16 Nitric Oxide in Hypertension / Julio A. Panza 158
Chapter 17 Natriuretic Peptides / Vito M. Campese, Arie L. M. Widerhorn 165
Chapter 18 Eicosanoids: Do They Matter? / Adebayo Oyekan, John C. McGiff, John Quilley 176
Chapter 19 Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide and Hypertension / Donald J. DiPette, Scott C. Supowit 182
Chapter 20 Kallikrein-Kinin Systems / Harry S. Margolius 190
Diet
Nutrition
Chapter 21 Diet
Micronutrients / David A. McCarron, Molly E. Reusser 202
Chapter 22 Obesity-Hypertension: Effects on the Cardiovascular and Renal Systems
The Therapeutic Approach / Efrain Reisin, Howard G. Hutchinson 206
Chapter 23 Alcohol and Hypertension / Arthur L. Klatsky 211
Section 3 Target Organ Damage/Cardiovascular Complications 221
Chapter 24 Total Risk / Michael H. Alderman 221
Chapter 25 New Interpretations of Blood Pressure: The Importance of Pulse Pressure / Stanley S. Franklin 227
Chapter 26 Coronary Atherosclerotic Sequelae of Hypertension / W. B. Kannel 235
Chapter 27 Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Congestive Heart Failure, and Coronary Flow Reserve Abnormalities in Hypertension / Robert A. Phillips, Joseph A. Diamond 244
Chapter 28 Stroke and Hypertension / J. David Spence, Kelly B. Zarnke 277
Chapter 29 Chronic Renal Insufficiency: Slowing Its Progression / Samuel Spitalewitz, Pierre F. Faubert, Jerome G. Porush 286
Section 4 Diagnosis 297
Chapter 30 Initial Evaluation and Follow-Up / Lawrence R. Krakoff 297
Chapter 31 Blood Pressure Measurement Issues / Thomas G. Pickering 306
Chapter 32 White-Coat Hypertension / George A. Mansoor, William B. White 314
Section 5 Treatment
General Considerations 323
Chapter 33 Outcomes in Treating Hypertension / Michael A. Weber, Paul Radensky 323
Chapter 34 Benefits of Treating Hypertension
Lessons From Clinical Trials / William J. Elliott, Henry R. Black 331
Chapter 35 Characteristics of Published, Ongoing, and Planned Outcome Trials in Hypertension / Jan A. Staessen, Ji G. Wang 341
Chapter 36 The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering to Prevent Heart Attack Trial / Vasilios Papademetriou 360
Chapter 37 The Losartan Intervention For Endpoint (LIFE) Reduction in Hypertension Study: Rationale, Design, and Characteristics of 9194 Patients With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy / Sverre E. Kjeldsen, Bjorn Dahlof 366
Chapter 38 Changing Approaches to Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension / Norman M. Kaplan, C. Venkata S. Ram 371
Chapter 39 Critical Assessment of Hypertension Guidelines / John D. Swales 375
Chapter 40 Current Prescribing Practices / J. Jaime Caro, Jeanne L. Speckman 383
Chapter 41 Calcium Channel Blockers in the Treatment of Hypertension / Julie E. Buring, Robert J. Glynn, Charles H. Hennekens 389
Chapter 42 Mild Hypertension: An Important Frontier in Therapy of Hypertension / Stevo Julius, Shawna D. Nesbitt, Robert Brook 398
Chapter 43 Cost-Effectiveness in Treating Hypertension / Michael A. Weber, William J. Elliott 405
Chapter 44 Nursing Clinics in the Management of Hypertension / Nancy Houston Miller, Martha N. Hill 409
Chapter 45 Community Outreach / Martha N. Hill, Lee R. Bone, David M. Levine 415
Chapter 46 Medication Compliance for Antihypertensive Therapy / Peter Rudd 419
Section 6 Lifestyle Modification 433
Chapter 47 Diet
Micronutrients
Special Foods / Suzanne Oparil 433
Chapter 48 Diet
Calories / Karen C. McCowen, Samuel Chan, George L. Blackburn 460
Chapter 49 Alcohol Consumption and the Management of Hypertension / William C. Cushman 466
Chapter 50 Exercise and Hypertension / Angel H. Herrera, David T. Lowenthal 470
Section 7 Pharmacological Treatment 479
Chapter 51 Initial Choices in the Treatment of Hypertension / Matthew R. Weir 479
Chapter 52 Dose-Response Relationships in Antihypertensive Treatment / Todd W. B. Gehr, Domenic A. Sica 492
Chapter 53 Low-Dose Fixed-Combination Antihypertensive Therapy / Domenic A. Sica, Elizabeth Ripley 497
Chapter 54 Chronotherapeutics in the Treatment of Hypertension / Joel M. Neutel, David H. G. Smith 504
Section 8 Comorbid Conditions
Special Considerations 509
Chapter 55 Comorbid Conditions / Gordon S. Stokes, Karen A. Duggan 509
Chapter 56 Diabetes and Syndrome X: Focus on Reduction of Cardiovascular and Renal Events / Imelda P. Villarosa, George L. Bakris 518
Chapter 57 Renal Disease / Gerjan Navis, Paul E. de Jong, Dick de Zeeuw 524
Chapter 58 Hypertension in Patients on Renal Replacement Therapy / Madhukar Misra, Garry P. Reams, John H. Bauer 531
Chapter 59 Ischemic Heart Disease / Hal L. Chadow, Alan Feit, Shahrokh Rafii 539
Chapter 60 Hypertension in Women / Phyllis August, Suzanne Oparil 546
Chapter 61 Hypertension in the Elderly / Koshy Abraham, David T. Lowenthal 551
Chapter 62 Hypertension in Blacks / John M. Flack, Beth A. Staffileno 558
Chapter 63 Resistant Hypertension / Donald G. Vidt 564
Chapter 64 Orthostatic Hypotension / Bojan Pohar, David Robertson 572
Section 9 Individual Drug Classes 579
Chapter 65 How Hypertensive Drugs Get Approved in the United States / Robert R. Fenichel 579
Chapter 66 Diuretics / Jules B. Puschett 584
Chapter 67 [beta]-Adrenergic Blockers / William H. Frishman, Ulrich Jorde 590
Chapter 68 [alpha]-Adrenoceptor Blockers / James L. Pool 595
Chapter 69 Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Domenic A. Sica, Todd W. B. Gehr 599
Chapter 70 Calcium Antagonists as Antihypertensives / P. A. van Zwieten 609
Chapter 71 Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists / Michael C. Ruddy, John B. Kostis 621
Chapter 72 Other Adrenergic Inhibitors and the Direct-Acting Smooth Muscle Vasodilators / Edward D. Frohlich 637
New Classes
Chapter 73 Endothelin Antagonists / Ernesto L. Schiffrin 643
Chapter 74 Renin Inhibitors / Norman K. Hollenberg 646
Chapter 75 Vasopeptide Inhibitors: A New Class of Cardiovascular Agents / Nick C. Trippodo, Ravi K. Saini 651
Section 10 Secondary Hypertension 657
Chapter 76 Obstructive Sleep Apnea / Douglas M. Kahn, Paul D. Levinson, Richard P. Millman 657
Chapter 77 Renovascular Hypertension: Diagnosis and Treatment / Samuel Spitalewitz, Ira W. Reiser 662
Chapter 78 Adrenal Cortex / Emmanuel L. Bravo 674
Chapter 79 Pheochromocytoma / William F. Young, Jr. 685
Chapter 80 Hypertension in Pregnant Women / Marshall D.
Lindheimer, Ayub Akbari 688
Chapter 81 Anesthesia and Hypertension / James Gould, J. G. Reves, Mark Phillips 702
Chapter 82 Hypertensive Crisis / David A. Calhoun 715.
Notes:
Companion v. to: Brenner & Rector's the kidney / edited by Barry M. Brenner. 5th ed. c1996.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0721677649
OCLC:
40120374

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