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edoccha_9960073314002883
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1 online resource (1247 p.)
ISBN:
0-323-07067-1
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Here is today's most in-depth reference for any cardiologist, internist, or nephrologist interested in hypertension. Drawing from international experience in cardiology, physiology, and nephrology, Drs. Lip and Hall have assembled a group of section editors and contributors second to none. You'll find the long-term effects of primary and secondary hypertension and a lengthy section on hypertensions for special populations featured prominently. Prevention and treatment of hypertension are covered in detail, from lifestyle and diet issues to drug choice and delivery, and the section on compariso
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Front Cover; Comprehensive Hypertension; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; Contributors; Preface; SECTION 1: EPIDEMIOLOGY; Chapter 1. A Short History of the Study of Hypertension; EARLY HISTORY; CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD; EARLY CLINICAL STUDIES: BRIGHT AND MAHOMED; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE IN POPULATIONS: THE PLATT-PICKERING DEBATE; THE COMPLICATIONS OF HYPERTENSION; QUANTIFICATION OF RISK-SYSTOLIC AND DIASTOLIC PRESSURE AND COMPOUNDING RISK; SECONDARY HYPERTENSION; PRIMARY ("ESSENTIAL") HYPERTENSION: SEARCH FOR A CAUSE; BODY WEIGHT; OTHER INFLUENCES; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM
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DEVELOPING DRUGS FOR BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTIONDRUG TREATMENT TRIALS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Blood Pressure in Westernized and Isolated Populations; BLOOD PRESSURE IN WESTERNIZED POPULATIONS; CLASSIFICATION OF HYPERTENSION; DISTRIBUTION OF HYPERTENSION IN WESTERNIZED POPULATIONS; LIFETIME RISK OF HYPERTENSION IN WESTERNIZED POPULATIONS; BLOOD PRESSURE IN ISOLATED POPULATIONS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. Regional Differences in Blood Pressure in Developed Countries; PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HYPERTENSION AND AGE; HYPERTENSION AND GENDER
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HYPERTENSION AND RACE/ETHNICITYSECULAR TRENDS IN THE PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION; AWARENESS, TREATMENT, AND CONTROL OF HYPERTENSION; PREVENTION; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Early-Life Influences on Blood Pressure; EARLY-LIFE SOCIOECONOMIC POSITION; MATERNAL PREGNANCY CHARACTERISTICS; MATERNAL NUTRITION; BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT FEEDING; DIETARY SODIUM INTAKE IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD; CHILDHOOD ADIPOSITY; CHILDHOOD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND FITNESS; THE ROLE OF EARLY-LIFE FACTORS IN EXPLAINING POPULATION-LEVEL DIFFERENCES IN MEAN BLOOD PRESSURE; FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
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SUMMARYACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Blood Pressure and the Risks of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF BLOOD PRESSURE; RISK FACTOR CLUSTERING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE, DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE, PULSE PRESSURE, AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK; BLOOD PRESSURE AND CORONARY HEART DISEASE; BLOOD PRESSURE AND STROKE; BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART FAILURE; RENAL DISEASE; COMPETING RISKS FOR DIFFERENT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE OUTCOMES IN HYPERTENSION; BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE ELDERLY AND MINORITY GROUPS; SUMMARY AND PERSPECTIVES; REFERENCES
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Chapter 6. Lifestyle and Blood PressureDIET AND BLOOD PRESSURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND BLOOD PRESSURE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT AND BLOOD PRESSURE; STRESS AND BLOOD PRESSURE; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Dietary Fats and Blood Pressure; OMEGA-3 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; SATURATED, MONOUNSATURATED, AND OMEGA-6 POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS; DIETARY FATS AS PART OF COMPLEX DIETARY CHANGES; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Effects of Dietary Patterns; VEGETARIAN DIETS; MEDITERRANEAN-STYLE DIETS; THE DASH-STYLE DIETARY PATTERNS; CARBOHYDRATE; PROTEIN; SUMMARY
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-336-23546-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-323-03961-8
Language:
English
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