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Hypertension /
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 wi...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2012.
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| Series: | Oxford American cardiology library.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of 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.