IZZO, JOSEPH L.

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

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Hypertension
Hypertension

RC685.H8 / H923 1999

616.132

2000 D-972 WG 340 / H99654 1999