DESCRIPTION:
Clinical hypertension is one of the most serious long-term problems associated with heart disease. This companion to BRAUNWALD""S HEART DISEASE focuses in depth on this key area of cardiovascular medicine. Complete with practical clinical tools for management, it helps you manage the chronic problems of your hypertensive patients. It covers everything from epidemiology and pathophysiology through diagnosis, risk stratification, treatment, outcome studies, concomitant diseases, special populations and special situations, and future treatments.
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
- Use new combination drug therapies and other forms of treatment to their greatest advantage in the management of chronic complications of hypertension.
- Successfully employ behavior management as a vital part of the treatment plan for hypertensives and pre-hypertensives.
- Access the complete contents online and download images.
CONTENTS:
SECTION I: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
SECTION II: DIAGNOSIS
SECTION III: RISK STRATIFICATION
SECTION IV: TREATMENT
SECTION V: OUTCOME STUDIES
SECTION VI: HYPERTENSION AND CONCOMITANT DISEASES
SECTION VII: SPECIAL POPULATIONS AND SPECIAL SITUATIONS
SECTION VIII: HYPERTENSION TREATMENT IN THE FUTURE
SECTION IX: GUIDELINES
