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Humana Press Hypertension in the Elderly 1st Editon 2010 Softbound by L. Michael Prisant
A comprehensive review of all aspects of hypertension in the elderly using the most current clinical data. Topics range from basic concepts, epidemiology and trials, and evaluation and management, to pharmacologic treatment, special populations, and adherence, all presented with an emphasis on the optimal management of patients. The authors examine in detail the mechanisms of hypertension in the elderly, the lifestyle trials and outcomes trials that were conducted in older persons, as well as the problems of clinical evaluation, secondary hypertension, adherence, and target organ damage. Extensive discussions of pharmacologic therapy detail the role of all the major drug classes. Basics.- The Importance of Hypertension in the Geriatric Population.- Age-Related Changes in the Cardiovascular System.- Aging, Arterial Stiffness, and Systolic Hypertension.- Pharmacological and Pharmacodynamic Alterations in the Elderly.- Epidemiology and Trials.- Epidemiology of Hypertension in the Older Patient.- Nonpharmacological Trials in the Older Hypertensive Patient.- Clinical Trials of Hypertension in the Older Patient.- Evaluation and Management.- Blood Pressure Measurement in Older Patients With Hypertension.- Clinical Evaluation of the Elderly Hypertensive.- Hypertension in the Elderly.- Diagnosis and Management of Hypertensive Renal and Renovascular Disease in the Elderly.- Heart Failure in the Older Hypertensive Patient.- Ischemic Heart Disease in the Older Hypertensive Patient.- Cerebrovascular Disease in the Elderly Hypertensive.- Pharmacological Management.- Diuretics and ?-Adrenergic Blockers in the Management of Hypertension in the Elderly.- Assessment of the Role of ACE Inhibitors in the Elderly.- Use of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers in the Elderly.- Clinical Trials With Calcium Antagonists in Older Patients With Hypertension.- ?-Adrenoceptor Blockers for Management of Hypertension in the Elderly.- Combination Drug Therapy in the Elderly.- Special Populations.- A Attitudes Regarding Hypertension Among Older African-American Adults.- Treatment of Hypertension in the Elderly Patient With Diabetes.- Management of Hypertension in Older Patients With Arthritis.- Adherence.- The Clinician’s Role in Improving Therapeutic Adherence and Blood Pressure Control in Older Hypertensive Patients.