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665203
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| Title & Author
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Hypertension : : a companion to Braunwald's heart disease /\ [edited by] Henry R. Black, William J. Elliott
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| Edition Statement
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Second edition
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xxi, 465 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 29 cm
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| ISBN
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9781437727661 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 1437727662 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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| Notes
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Companion v. to: Braunwald's heart disease / edited by Robert O. Bonow [and others]. 9th edition c2012
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Section 1: Epidemiology and pathophysiology. Epidemiology of Hypertension ; Pathogenesis of Hypertension. -- Section 2: Diagnosis. Defining Hypertension ; Office Blood Pressure Measurement ; Home Monitoring of Blood Pressure ; Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Hypertension Management ; White Coat and Masked Hypertension ; Secondary Hypertension: Renovascular Hypertension ; Secondary Hypertension: Renin-Independent Mineralocorticoid Excess States ; Secondary Hypertension: Pheochromocytoma ; Secondary Hypertension: Sleep Apnea ; Rare and Unusual Forms of Hypertension. -- Section 3: Risk stratification. The Natural History of Untreated Hypertension ; The Special Problem of Isolated Systolic Hypertension ; Assessment of Hypertensive Target Organ Damage ; Prediction of Global Cardiovascular Risk in Hypertension. -- Section 4: Treatment. Diet and Blood Pressure ; Diuretic Therapy in Cardiovascular Disease ; ß-Blockers in Hypertension ; Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors ; Angiotensin Receptor Blockers ; Calcium Channel Blockers in Hypertension ; a-Blockers ; New Drugs for Hypertension ; Devices for Hypertension. -- Section 5: Outcome studies. Design of Outcomes Studies ; Meta-Analyses of Hypertension Trials: The Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists' Collaboration. -- Section 6: Hypertension and concomitant diseases. Ischemic Heart Disease in Hypertension ; Heart Failure in Hypertension ; Kidney Disease in Hypertension ; Transplant Hypertension ; Obesity in Hypertension ; Peripheral Artery Disease in Hypertension ; Cerebrovascular Disease in Hypertension ; Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus: An Update ; Dyslipidemia in Hypertension. -- Section 7: Special populations and special situations. Hypertension in Pregnancy ; Hypertension in Children and Adolescents ; Hypertension in Older Patients ; Hypertension in African Americans ; Hypertension in Hispanics ; Hypertension in East Asians and Native Hawaiians ; Hypertension in South Asians ; Resistant Hypertension ; Hypertension and the Perioperative Period ; Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies. -- Section 8: Hypertension treatment in the future. Team-Based Care for the Management of Hypertension ; Outcomes Research in Hypertension ; Pharmacogenetics of Antihypertensive Treatment ; Antihypertensive Drug Development: A Regulatory Perspective. -- Section 9: Guidelines. U.S. and Canadian Hypertension Guidelines ; European and British Guidelines on Hypertension
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"Clinical hypertension is one of the most serious long-term problems associated with heart disease. This companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease focuses in depth on this key area of cardiovascular medicine. Complete with practical clinical tools for management, it helps you manage the chronic problems of your hypertensive patients. It covers everything from epidemiology and pathophysiology through diagnosis, risk stratification, treatment, outcome studies, concomitant diseases, special populations and special situations, and future treatments."--Publisher's website
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Hypertension
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Heart-- Diseases
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Hypertension
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| Dewey Classification
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616.1/32
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| LC Classification
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RC685.H8B58 2013
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WG 340H9942595 2013
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| Added Entry
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Black, Henry R., (Henry Richard),1942-
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Elliott, William J., (Physician)
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