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Hypertension
Sunil Nadar and Edited by Gregory Lip
240 pages
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figures and tables
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180x100mm
978-0-19-954757-9
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Paperback
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26 March 2009
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- A concise guide to the everyday management of hypertension
- Written in short, succinct chapters with key points to draw out the essential information
- Presented in a 2-colour format with numerous drawings and illustrations
The management of hypertension varies considerably from clinician to clinician. This pocketbook is a concise and evidence-based summary of current understanding and practice, including the most up-to-date guidance from national bodies making recommendations for hypertension care.
An essential tool for everyday use in the management of hypertension, this book covers the different phases of investigation and definitive management, and aids clinical decision-making by collating all the relevant information and guidance in one easily accessible place.Readership:
Trainees and consultants in cardiology, nurse specialists and all associated healthcare professionals
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Sunil Nadar, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK, and Edited by Gregory Lip, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK Contributors:
Sandeep Dutta, Specialist Registrar, Care of Elderly, Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust, Manor Hospital, Walsall, UK
Rajesh Nambiar, Fellow in Cardiovascular Diseases, John H. Sttroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, USA
Ayush Khurana, Senior House Officer, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Timothy Watson, Clinical Fellow, Cardiology, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK Deepak Goyal,
Specialist Registrar, Cardiology, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, UK
Ali Hammad, Specialist Registrar, Cardiology, Solihull Hospital, Solihull, UK
Jaspal Taggar, Research Fellow, Cardiology, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, UK
Sridhar Dwivedi, Consultant in Internal Medicine, University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi, India
Girish Dwivedi, Lecturer in Cardiology, University Department of Medicine, City Hopsital, Birmingham, UK
John Kurien, Consultant Cardiologist, Bradford Royal Infirmary, West Yorkshire, UK
VJ Karthikeyan, Soecialist Registrar, Department of Cardiology, North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Warrington, UK
Pravin Jha,
Consultant Geriatrician, Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust, Manor Hospital, Walsall, UK
VA Raghavan, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Endocrinology, Diabetes & MEtabolism and Cardiovascular Sciences, and Co-Director, The Ross Heart Hospital Comprehensive Lipid Management Clinic, OSU Medical Center, Columbus, USA
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"A well put-together handbook The non-expert will find it easy to read and informative, and a useful addition to their library." - Cardiology News
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Section 1: Epidemiology, pathogenesis and diagnosis
1: Epidemiology of hypertension
2: Pathophysiology of hypertension
3: Renovascular hypertension
4: Primary hyperaldpsteronism
5: Lifestyle influences on blood pressure
6: Diagnosis and investigations of hypertension
Section 2: Complications of hypertension
7: Hypertension: a cardiovascular risk factor
8: Target organ damage in hypertension
9: Left ventricular hypertrophy
Section 3: Management and treatment of hypertension
10: Non-pharmacological management of hypertension
11: Diuretics in hypertension
12: Beta blockers in hypertension
13: Calcium channel blockers and hypertension
14: ACE inhibitors in hypertension
15: Angiotensin receptor blockers and hypertension
16: Other antihypertensive agents
17: Antithrombotic therapy in hypertension
18: Hypertension and cardiovascular risk management
19: Guidelines on the pharmacological management of hypertension
Section 4: Special conditions
20: Hypertension in pregnancy
21: Malignant hypertension
22: Treatment of the elderly patient
23: Resistant hypertension
24: Hypertension in diabetic patients
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The specification in this catalogue, including without limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations, and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. Occasionally, due to the nature of some contractual restrictions, we are unable to ship a specific product to a particular territory. Jacket images are provisional and liable to change before publication.
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