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Part of the renowned Braunwald family of references, Hypertension: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease provides today’s clinicians with clear, authoritative guidance on every aspect of managing and treating patients who suffer from hypertensive disorders. An invaluable resource for cardiologists, endocrinologists, and nephrologists, this one-stop reference covers all the latest developments from basic science to clinical trials and guidelines related to the treatment of common to complex hypertension. Now fully updated from cover to cover, the 4th Edition offers unparalleled coverage of hypertension in an accessible and user-friendly manner. Thoroughly covers new treatment guidelines related to recent research and the latest physiologic understanding for a wide range of patients with hypertension and related co-morbidities. Includes new chapters on Hypertension in Women, Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists, Exercise and Hypertension, and Telemedicine/Digital Health. Contains new or expanded content on epidemiology, pathophysiology, immunology, clinical findings, laboratory testing, invasive and non-invasive testing, risk stratification, clinical decision-making, prognosis, and management. Provides new chapter summaries and a new focus on clinical and actionable content using a streamlined, narrative format. Covers behavior management and prevention as an integral part of hypertensive and pre-hypertensive treatment plans. Highlights combination drug therapies and management of chronic complications of hypertension. Offers expert guidance from worldwide experts in cardiology, endocrinology, and nephrology, and integrates the most recent guidelines from leading organizations around the world. An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.

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Author:   George L. Bakris (Professor of Medicine, Director, Comprehensive Hypertension Center, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois) ,  Matthew Sorrentino, MD (Professor of Medicine, Associate Director, Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois) ,  Luke J. Laffin (Co-Director, Center for Blood Pressure Disorders, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Edition:   4th edition
Weight:   1.590kg
ISBN:  

9780323883696

ISBN 10:   0323883699
Pages:   640
Publication Date:   04 January 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780323509183
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

SECTION I: EPIDEMIOLOGY 1. General Population and Global Cardiovascular Risk Prediction 2. Diet and Hypertension 3. Exercise and Hypertension 4. Hypertension in Women SECTION II: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 5. Pathophysiology of Hypertension 6. Genetics of Hypertension 7. Inflammation and Immunity in Hypertension SECTION III: DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION 8. The Environment and High Blood Pressure 9. Office Blood Pressure Measurement 10. Home Monitoring of Blood Pressure 11. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Hypertension Management 12. White Coat and Masked Hypertension 13. Renovascular Hypertension and ISchemic Neuropathy 14. Secondary Hypertension: Primary Hyperaldosteronism and Mineralocorticoid Excess States 15. Secondary Hypertension: Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma 16. Sleep Disruption and Blood Pressure SECTION IV: RISK STRATIFICATION 17. Natural History of Untreated Hypertension 18. Isolated Systolic Hypertension 19. Assessment of Hypertension-Mediated Organ Damage SECTION V: ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY 20. Diuretics Therapy 21. Calcium Channel Blockers 22. Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System Blockers 23. Aldosterone and Hypertension 24. ß-Blockers, Central Sympathetic Agents, and Direct Vasodilators 25. Peripheral Adrenergic Blockers 26. Initial Combination Therapies 27. Devices Therapies for Hypertension 28. The Treatment of Hypertension With Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, and Lifestyle SECTION VI: HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT APPROACHES 29. Approach to Difficult to Manage Primary Hypertension 30. Team-Based Care for Hypertension Management 31. Medication Adherence: Focus on Improvement 32. Digital Health and Telemedicine for Hypertension SECTION VII HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT WITH COMORBIDITIES 33. Ischemic Heart Disease 34. Heart Failure 35. Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease Including Dialysis 36. Transplant Hypertension 37. Obesity and Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Treatment 38. Cerebrovascular Disease 39. Diabetes Mellitus: Management of Hypertension in Diabetes 40. Onco-Hypertension: Anticancer Therapy-Associated Hypertension 41. Autonomic Dysfunction and Orthostatic Hypotension 42. Dyslipidemia in Hypertension 43. Aorta and Peripheral Arterial Disease in Hypertension SECTION VIII SPECIAL POPULATIONS 44. Hypertension in Pregnancy 45. Hypertension in Older People 46. Hypertension in African Americans 47. Resistant Hypertension 48. Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies 49. Hypertension in Children: Diagnosis and Treatment Appendix Meta-Analyses of Blood Pressure Lowering Trials

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George L Bakris, MD, is a nephrologist whose specialty is kidney function/disease and hypertension. He has led several large NIH-funded studies resulting in paradigm shifts in blood pressure treatment guidelines for patients with treatable and challenging hypertension. Dr Bakris is Professor of Medicine and Director of the American Heart Association Comprehensive Hypertension Center at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. Matthew J Sorrentino, MD, a cardiologist whose focus is preventive cardiology, is Professor of Medicine at the Bucksbaum Institute for Clinical Excellence and Vice Chair of Clinical Operations for the Department of Medicine at the University of Chicago. Both Drs Bakris and Sorrentino edited the current edition of Hypertension. Luke J Laffin, MD, is Co-Director of the Center for Blood Pressure Disorders in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr Laffin was a contributor on the current edition.

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