Hypertension in the elderly / edited by Michael L. Prisant.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Prisant, Michael L.

Series:

Clinical hypertension and vascular diseases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hypertension in old age.

Hypertension.

Aged.

Hypertension--drug therapy.

Hypertension--etiology.

Antihypertensive Agents.

Antihypertensive Agents--therapeutic use.

Clinical Trials as Topic.

Medical Subjects:

Hypertension.

Aged.

Hypertension--drug therapy.

Hypertension--etiology.

Antihypertensive Agents.

Antihypertensive Agents--therapeutic use.

Clinical Trials as Topic.

Physical Description:

xx, 531 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, [2005]

Summary:

A comprehensive review of all aspects of hypertension in the elderly using the most current clinical data. Topics range from basic concepts, epidemiology and trials, and evaluation and management, to pharmacologic treatment, special populations, and adherence, all presented with an emphasis on the optimal management of patients. The authors examine in detail the mechanisms of hypertension in the elderly, the lifestyle trials and outcomes trials that were conducted in older persons, as well as the problems of clinical evaluation, secondary hypertension, adherence, and target organ damage. Extensive discussions of pharmacologic therapy detail the role of all the major drug classes.

Contents:

The importance of hypertension in the geriatric population / Ray W. Gifford and L. Michael Prisant

Age-related changes in the cardiovascular system / R. Clinton Webb and Edward W. Inscho

Aging, arterial stiffness, and systolic hypertension / Joseph L. Izzo

Pharmacological and pharmacodynamic alterations in the elderly: application to cardiovascular therapies / Domenic A. Sica

Epidemiology of hypertension in the older patient / William B. Kannel and Peter W. F. Wilson

Nonpharmacological trials in the older patient / L. Michael Prisant and Dean U. Harrell

Clinical trials of hypertension in older patient / L. Michael Prisant

Blood pressure measurement in older patients with hypertension / Jose Ramiro Arias-Vera and William B. White

Clinical evaluation of the elderly hypertensive / L. Michael Prisant and Thomas W. Jackson

Hypertension in the elderly: endocrine causes of secondary hypertension / Carlos M. Isales

Diagnosis and management of hypertensive renal and renovascular disease in the elderly / Wanpen Vongpatanasin and Ronald G. Victor

Heart failure in the older hypertensive patient / L. Michael Prisant ... [et al.]

Ischemic heart disease in the older hypertensive patient: evaluation and management / Jan Laws Houghton

Cerebrovascular disease in the elderly hypertensive / Fenwick T. Nichols, III

Diuretics and beta-adrenergic blockers in the management of hypertension in the elderly / William C. Cushman

Assessment of the role ACE inhibitors in the elderly / Domenic A. Sica

Use of angiotensin receptor blockers in the elderly / L. Michael Prisant

Clinical trials with calcium antagonists in older patients with hypertension / William B. White and Sumeska Thavarajah

Alpha-adrenoceptor blockers for management of hypertension in the elderly / James L. Pool

Combination drug therapy in the elderly / L. Michael Prisant and Laura Lyngby Mulloy

Attitudes regarding hypertension among older African-American adults / Wallace R. Johnson and Elijah Saunders

Treatment of hypertension in the elderly patient with diabetes / James R. Sowers and L. Michael Prisant

Management of hypertension in older patients with arthritis / Sumeska Thavarajah and William B. White

The clinician's role in improving therapeutic adherence and blood pressure control in older hypertensive patients / Brent M. Egan and Eni C. Okonofua.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1588291979

OCLC:

56192802