Table
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List of Contributors |
ix |
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Preface |
xiii |
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SECTION 1 |
BACKGROUND,
HISTORY, AND EPIDEMIOLOGY |
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1 |
History of European Hypertension Guidelines
Definition and Classification of Hypertension and Total Cardiovascular
Risk Sverre E Kjetdsen,
Giuseppe Mancia,
Alberto Zanchetti |
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Epidemiology of Hypertension Renata Cifková |
7 |
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Pulse Pressure as a Cardiovascular Risk
Factor Afhanase Benefos |
18 |
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SECTION 2 |
ASSOCIATED RISK
FACTORS |
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Obesity and Obstructive Sleep
Apnea Marzena Chrostowska,
Krzysztof Narkiewicz |
24 |
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Diabetes, Hypertension, and Insulin
Resistance Josep Redon, Fernando Martinez, Peter M
Nilsson |
36 |
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Classical and New Risk Factors Athanasios J
Manolis, Genovefa Kotovou |
42 |
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Assessment of the Circadian Cardiovascular Risk
with Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement Eoin O’Brien |
48 |
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Blood Pressure Variability: Methodological
Aspects, Pathophysiological
and Clinical Implications Gianfranco Parati,
Grzegorz Bilo, Mariaconsuelo Valentini |
61 |
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SECTION 3 |
ETIOLOGICAL AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL
ASPECTS |
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Hemodynamics of Hypertension Per
Omvik, Per Lund-Johansen |
74 |
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Genetic Factors Maciej Tomaszewski, Sandosh Padmanabhan,
William H Miller, Wai
K Lee, Anna F Dominiczak |
84 |
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Environmental Factors in
Hypertension Alberto U
Ferrari |
94 |
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12 |
Structural Cardiovascular Changes in
Hypertension Harry AJ Struijker Boudier |
100 |
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Autonomic
Abnormalities in Hypertension Guido Grassi |
105 |
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The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System Ulrike M Steckelings, Thomas Unger |
110 |
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Etiological and Pathophysiological Aspects of Hypertension:
Other Humoral-Endocrine
Factors Michel Burnier |
117 |
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Where is Hypertension Research
Going? Alberto Zancbetti |
126 |
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SECTION 4 |
TARGET ORGAN
DAMAGE MEASUREMENTS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE |
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Cardiac Damage and Progression to Heart
Failure Enrico Agabiti Rosei, Roland E Schmieder |
132 |
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Brain
Damage Cristina
Sierra, Antonio Coca |
146 |
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Large Artery Damage: Measurement and Clinical
Importance Stéphane Laurent, Michel E Safar |
157 |
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Target Organ Damage: Small Artery Structure and
Function Anthony M Heagerty |
165 |
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Renal Damage and Hypertension: Mechanisms of
Renal End-Organ Damage Hermann
Haller |
168 |
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SECTION 5 |
DIAGNOSIS |
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Blood Pressure Measurements Jean-Michel Mallion, Denis L Clement |
174 |
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Blood Pressure Response to Acute Physical and
Mental Stress Robert Fagard, Guido Grassi |
184 |
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The Diagnostic Approach in Uncomplicated and
Complicated Hypertension Athanasios J Manolis, Costas Tsioufis |
190 |
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The Total Cardiovascular Risk Claudio Borghi, Ettore Ambrosioni |
196 |
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SECTION 6 |
THERAPEUTIC ASPECTS |
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Morbidity and Mortality Trials Sverre E Kjeldsen, Gordon
T Mclnnes |
204 |
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The Nephroprotective Effect of Antihypertensive
Treatment Luis M Ruilope, Julian
Segura |
212 |
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Non-Pharmacological
Interventions Wolfgang
Kiowski,
Jens Jordan |
216 |
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Antihypertensive
Drug Classes Peter A
Van Zwieten |
226 |
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Therapeutic Strategies Giuseppe Mancia |
239 |
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SECTION 7 |
SPECIAL
CONDITIONS: DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT |
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Resistant and Malignant
Hypertension Anthony M
Heagerty |
246 |
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Hypertensive Emergencies and
Urgencies Cesare Cuspidi |
249 |
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Secondary Hypertension: Diagnosis and
Treatment Peter W De Leeuw |
255 |
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Hypertension in Diabetes
Mellitus Peter M
Nilsson |
263 |
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Hypertension in Children and
Adolescents Empar Lurbe |
273 |
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36 |
Hypertension in Pregnancy Renata Cífková |
281 |
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Posttransplant Hypertension Martin Hausberg, Karl Heinz Rahn |
288 |
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Hypertension in Patients with Renal Parenchymal
Disease, Chronic Renal Failure, and Chronic Dialysis José L Rodicio |
296 |
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39 |
Hypertension and the Metabolic
Syndrome Josep Redon |
303 |
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SECTION 8 |
ECONOMIC AND
ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES |
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Pharmacoeconomic and Cost-Benefit
Aspects Ettore Ambrosioni, Ciavdio Borghi |
316 |
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How to Organize and Run a |
321 |
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SECTION 9 |
CURRENT PROBLEMS |
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Blood Pressure Control in |
326 |
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Hypertension in the Very
Elderly Nigel S Beckett |
334 |
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Hypertension in Acute Stroke Terence J Quinn, John L Reid |
342 |
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45 |
Compliance to Treatment in
Hypertension Serap Erdine, Margus Viigimaa |
353 |
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46 |
Antihypertensive Treatment in Patients with Heart
Failure Nisha B Mistry, Sverre E Kjeldsen, Arne |
361 |
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2007 ESH-ESC Practice Guidelines for the
Management of Arterial Hypertension |
367 |
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Index |
379 |
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