Evidence-based management of hypertension / Matthew R Weir.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weir, Matthew R., 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hypertension--Treatment.

Hypertension.

Blood circulation disorders.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Harley : TFM, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The treatment of hypertension is now evolving into a decision-making process of ever greater complexity. Not only has the range of drugs available increased but so too has our knowledge of the diversity of individual patients' responsiveness to therapy, and the need to tailor their treatment with reference to a wide variety of additional factors. In order to provide effective patient care, the clinician needs to be aware of all the options available, but also of the evidence supporting their use and the extent to which that evidence justifies the choices made. In this new volume, leading authorities in their fields draw on the available evidence to provide answers to a series of key clinical questions facing the clinician treating hypertension: Should we treat prehypertension? How does the choice of therapy change in the presence of comorbidities such as obesity, ischemic heart disease, left ventricular hypertrophy, diabetes or cerebrovascular disease? Evidence-based Management of Hypertension provides answers to these and many other questions, as the authors present an expert analysis of the available evidence and offer authoritative recommendations for treatment planning. In each chapter, tables highlight evidence from a variety of sources, and every chapter concludes with a series of key practice points that present a summary of evidence-based recommendations for best practice, graded according to the quality of that evidence. For any clinician concerned with the care of the hypertensive patient, this volume will be a valuable aid to treatment planning and long-term management.

Contents:

""COVER FRONT""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Contributors""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Using evidence-based medicine""; ""Chapter 1 Evidence-based management of hypertension: how much should you reduce blood pressure?""; ""Chapter 2 The effects of sodium and potassium intake on blood pressure""; ""Chapter 3 What is the optimal treatment in obesity-related hypertension?""; ""Chapter 4 Medical management of renal artery stenosis""; ""Chapter 5 Optimal regimen-based pharmacotherapy of hypertension in patients with concomitant conditions""

""Chapter 6 The optimal management of patients with resistant hypertension due to aldosterone excess""""Chapter 7 Should pre-hypertension be treated?""; ""Chapter 8 What are optimal treatment goals for older patients with isolated systolic hypertension?""; ""Chapter 9 What is optimal treatment of hypertension in minority populations?""; ""Chapter 10 Treatment of hypertension in patients with ischemic heart disease""; ""Chapter 11 Management of patients with left ventricular hypertrophy""; ""Chapter 12 Management of hypertension in left ventricular systolic dysfunction""

""Chapter 13 Treatment of hypertension with cerebrovascular disease: what is the evidence?""""Chapter 14 What is the optimal blood pressure treatment for patients with chronic kidney disease and/or albuminuria?""; ""Chapter 15 Hypertension management in diabetes""; ""Index""; ""COVER BACK""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-908986-56-5

OCLC:

870994842