Atlas of Hypertension

Pathogenesis of Hypertension: Genetic and Environmental Factors.- Role of the Nervous System in Human Hypertension.- Kidney, Sodium, and the Renin-Angiotensin System.- Pathogenesis of Hypertension: Vascular Mechanisms.- Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Hypertension.- Secondary Hypertension: Adrenal and Nervous Systems.- Antihypertensive Agents: Mechanisms of Drug Action.- Recent Therapeutic Trials.- Antihypertensive Therapy: Patient Selection and Special Problems.- Antihypertensive Therapy: Profession of Renal Injury.- Antihypertensive Therapy: Compliance and Quality of Life.- Special Situations in the Management of Hypertension.- Recommendations of the JNC 7 Report.- Newer Antihypertensive Agents.- Accurate and Reliable Blood Pressure Measurement in the Clinic and Home.- JNC 7 and ALLHAT: An Insider's View.