3 options
Hypertension / [edited by] George Bakris, Ragavendra R. Baliga.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford American Cardiology Library
- Oxford American cardiology library
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hypertension.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (188 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Over 75 million American adults suffer from hypertension, the leading risk factor for stroke and cardiovascular disease. Individuals who are normotensive at age 55 have a 90% lifetime risk for developing high blood pressure. Despite increased awareness in the past decades, about a third of adults with hypertension are not aware of their condition. With the growing prevalence of obesity, hypertension will continue to affect more individuals and, along with diabetes, will become the primary cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. As part of the Oxford American Cardiology Library, this p
- Contents:
- Impact of high BP on cardiovascular risk and benefits of lowering BP
- Diagnosing hypertension
- Approach to hypertension : laboratory and diagnostic procedures
- Treatment
- Managing co-morbidities
- Special populations
- Improving hypertension control
- Public health challenges and community programs.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-83559-2
- 0-19-987712-2
- OCLC:
- 818663581
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.