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Manual of Hypertension of the European Society of Hypertension


Publication Date   March 2008
Publisher   Informa Healthcare
Product Type   Report
Pages   364
ISBN Number   9781841846484
Product Code   IFH016
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Summary


This text will be the syllabus for the European Society of Hypertension and will be used by all those who wish accreditation with the Society. It covers everything one needs to know to practice antihypertensive care effectively, efficiently and beneficially.

Content


  • Section I: Background, History and Epidemiology
    • History, Definition and Classification
    • Epidemiology, Prevalence and Risk
    • Pulse Pressure as Cardiovascular Risk Factor
  • Section II: Associated Risk Factors
    • Obesity and Sleep Apnea
    • Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome
    • Classical and New Risk Factors
    • Circadian Aspects of the Cardiovascular Risk
  • Section III: Etiological and Pathophysiological Aspects
    • Haemodynamics of Hypertension
    • Genetic Factors
    • Environmental Factors
    • Structural Cardiovascular Alterations
    • Autonomic Alterations
    • The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
    • Other Humoral-Endocrine Factors
    • An Overview
  • Section IV: Target Organ Damage: Measurements/Clinical Importance
    • Cardiac Damage and Progression to Heart Failure
    • Brain Damage
    • Large Artery Damage
    • Small Artery/Endothelial Damage
    • Renal Damage
  • Section V: Diagnosis
    • Blood Pressure Measurements
    • Blood Pressure During Exercise, Stress and Other Conditions
    • The Diagnostic Approach in Uncomplicated and Complicated Hypertension
    • The Total Cardiovascular Risk (SCORE, Framingham, ESH)
  • Section VI: Therapeutic Aspects
    • Morbidity and Mortality Trials
    • The Nephroprotective Effects of Treatment
    • Non-pharmacological Interventions
    • Antihypertensive Drug Classes
    • Therapeutic Strategies
  • Section VII: Special Conditions: Diagnosis and Treatment
    • Resistant and Malignant Hypertension
    • Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies
    • Secondary Hypertension: Diagnosis and Treatment
    • Diabetes and Hypertension
    • Hypertension in Children and Adolescents
    • Hypertension in Pregnancy
    • Post-transplant Hypertension
    • Advanced Renal Damage and Insufficiency
  • Section VIII: Economic and Organizational Issues
    • Pharmaco-economic and Cost-benefits Aspects
    • How to Organize and Run a Hypertension Center
  • Section IX: Current Problems
    • Blood Pressure Control in Europe
    • Hypertension in the Very Elderly
    • Hypertension in Acute Stroke
    • Hypertension, Antihypertensive Treatment and Heart Failure