Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of The Hypertensive Patient® by Matthew R. Weir, MD,Domenic A. Sica, MD

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Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of The Hypertensive Patient^®

Hypertension continues to be one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States, and it is linked to cardiovascular and cardiorenal diseases. This handbook, written by two leading hypertension researchers, presents evidence-based information to help physicians achieve accurate diagnosis and select effective therapies, including useful combination agents.

Matthew R. Weir, MD

Professor and Director
Division of Nephrology
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Domenic A. Sica, MD

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology
Chairman, Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Hypertension,
Division of Nephrology
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

Chapter 1: How to Set Blood-Pressure Goals
Chapter 2: Recent Clinical Trials in Hypertension—Lessons Learned
Chapter 3: Sleep Apnea and Hypertension
Chapter 4: Hypertension in Chronic Kidney Disease and Microalbuminuria
Chapter 5: Diuretics
Chapter 6: β-Blockade
Chapter 7: Calcium Antagonists
Chapter 8: ACE Inhibitors
Chapter 9: Angiotensin-Receptor Blockade and Renal Protection
Chapter 10: Renin Inhibitors
Chapter 11: Aldosterone-Receptor Antagonism and Blood-Pressure Management
Chapter 12: Fixed-Dose Combination Therapy
Chapter 13: Special Populations
Chapter 14: Treatment of Hypertension in the Athlete and the Exercising Patient
Chapter 15: Salt Intake, Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, and Hypertension
Chapter 16: Drug-Resistant Hypertension
Index