Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Update on hypertension, its genetics, epidemiology, mechanisms, clinical approaches and novel treatments / Ernesto L. Schiffrin & Rhian M. Touyz
  • Definition & diagnosis of hypertension / Ernesto L. Schiffrin
  • Epidemiology of hypertension / Stanley S. Franklin & Nathan D. Wong
  • Genetics of hypertension / Christian Delles
  • Hemodynamics / Joseph L. Izzo Jr.
  • Role of the kidney in hypertension / John E. Hall, Jussara M. do Carmo, Alexandre A. da Silva, Zhen Wang & Michael E. Hall
  • Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system : new concepts / Aurelie Nguyen Dinh Cat, Augusto C. Montezano & Rhian M. Touyz
  • Endothelin system : roles in hypertension / Yohann Rautureau & Ernesto L. Schiffrin
  • CNS pathways contributing to sympathetic hyperactivity and hypertension / Frans H.H. Leenen
  • Hypertensive vascular disease / Carmine Savoia & Ernesto L. Schiffrin
  • Hypertensive heart disease / Javier Díez
  • Classification and diagnosis of hypertension / Clive Rosendorff
  • Hypertension and cardiovascular risk / Maria Czarina Acelajado & Suzanne Oparil
  • Lifestyle modifications / Franz Messerli & Tiberio Frisoli
  • Antihypertensive agents / Domenic A. Sica
  • Treatment of hypertension / Ross D. Feldman
  • Clinical practice guidelines / Sheldon W. Tobe, Diane Hua & Patrick Twohig
  • Resistant hypertension / David A. Calhoun
  • Index.