Hypertension primer : the essentials of high blood pressure /
Senior editors, Joseph L. Izzo, Jr. and Henry R. Black ; Section editors, Theodore L. Goodfriend [and others]
- Second edition
- Baltimore lippincott williams & wilkins 1999
- xxiii, 471 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
"From the Council on High Blood Pressure Research, American Heart Association."
Includes bibliographical references and index
Basic science -- Vasoactive substances -- Cell physiology -- Vasoregulatory systems -- Pathophysiology of essential hypertension -- Pathophysiology of secondary hypertension -- Sequelae of hypertension -- Population science -- Cardiovascular risk and hypertension -- Impact of hypertension: globally and special populations -- Lifestyle factors and blood pressure -- Prevention and control -- Clinical management -- General diagnostic aspects -- Evaluation of target organs -- Principles of management -- Antihypertensive drugs -- Managing hypertension (target organ damage) -- Management of special populations -- Management of secondary hypertension