Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

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This book provides comprehensive analysis into individualized patient care, and applying evidence‐based medicine while integrating basic medical knowledge with applied medicine. The Editor and the contributors not only discuss important issues on hypertension management and its deleterious consequences if it is not well‐controlled, but also highlight the important signaling pathways involved in the pathogenesis of hypertensive heart disease and cardiac hypertrophy.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-09-30
Mått155 x 235 x 26 mm
Vikt836 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor385
Upplaga16001
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319395975

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Head of the Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention Clinic, 4thDepartment of Internal Medicine Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece (European Society of Hypertension Excellence Center)General Secretary of the Hellenic Society for the Study of Hypertension 2012‐2014Board member of Writing Committee of the Society’s of Hypertension Guidelines 2008Member of the European Society of Hypertension and the Hellenic Society of HypertensionThe Editor’s Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention Clinic has been recognized by the European Society of Hypertension as a Hypertension Center of Excellence; it provides an outstanding, high‐quality and cutting‐edge clinical care. The therapeutic approach is unique because it deals with the global cardiovascular risk (treatment of diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, obesity, ischemic heart disease, etc.).In addition, it provides 24‐hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and offers devices for accurate home blood pressure monitoring when needed. Furthermore, it is renowned center of education providing students, residents, and practicing physicians with state of the art training about hypertension and its management.

Hypertension; A Growing Threat.- Blood Measuring Techniques.- Key Vascular Signaling In Hypertension.- The Progression Of Hypertensive Heart Disease To Left Ventricular Hypertrophy And Heart Failure.- Cardiac Output In Hypertension.- Structural Alterations In The Hypertensive Heart Disease Result In Maladaptive Gap Junction Remodeling That Promotes Development Of Fatal Arrhythmias.- Hypertension And Atrial Fibrillation.- Echocardiographic Findings In Hypertension.- Cardiovascular Biomarkers In Hypertension.- Cardiovascular Risk Assessment And The Role Of Lifestyle Modification In The Prevention Of Hypertensive Heart Disease.- The Role Of Exercise And Physical Activity In The Prevention Of Hypertensive Heart Disease.- Hypertension And Atherosclerosis.- Selecting Optimum Antihypertensive Therapy.- The J‐Curve Phenomenon In Hypertension.- Follow‐Up Of Hypertensive Patients With Cardiovascular Disease.- Hypertension As A Cause Of Sudden Cardiac Death.- Approach To Erectile Dysfunction In Patients With Hypertension And Coronary Artery Disease.- Postmenopausal Hypertension And Coronary Artery Disease Risk.- The Economic Burden Of Hypertensive Heart Disease.- Hypertension; Grey Zones, Future Perspectives.

“This book fulfills its purpose of providing a deeper understanding of the cardiovascular manifestations of hypertension in diverse patient populations using a very simple, practical, and straightforward approach. … This book will help patients, physicians, and ancillary staff to articulate their understanding of hypertension and cardiovascular diseases, delineate their knowledge and skills, and become well versed in decision making.” (Fahad Javed, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2017)