Hypertension

Edouard J. Battegay is Professor of Medicine, Acting Head of the Medical Outpatient Department, and Head of Hypertension Clinic, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland. Gregory Y. H. Lip is Consultant Cardiologist and Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom. George L. Bakris is Professor of Preventative Medicine and Internal Medicine and Director of the Hypertension/Clinical Research Center, Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

History, Definitions, and Epidemiology. Etiology, Physiology, and Pathophysiology. Diagnosis, Clinical Assessment, and Squelae of Hypertension. Management and Treatment in General and Special Populations. Secondary Hypertension