Essentials of Hypertension - Flávio Danni Fuchs

Blick ins Buch

Essentials of Hypertension (eBook)

The 120/80 paradigm

Flávio Danni Fuchs (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2017 | 1st ed. 2018
XIII, 151 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-63272-8 (ISBN)

Lese- und Medienproben

Ebook-Leseprobe (PDF)

The main purpose of this book is to select and present the most essential information about hypertension. It aims to select all the more relevant data to guide the attitudes to prevent, diagnose, and treat hypertension.

Hypertension accounts for more than 50% of deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease worldwide. New blood pressure (BP) diagnostic thresholds for hypertension are coming out, and they will likely be set at 120-130/80 mmHg. As a consequence, nearly two thirds of adults in the world will be at greater risk of a CV event. Prevention and control of high BP will become the main focus for reducing the burden of CV disease, requiring a changing of cultural beliefs in some way similar to what happened in the last century with smoking.

Strategies for prevention of the rising of BP with age, and the BP reduction in individuals already with high levels, are more complex than those related to smoking control. These strategies involve solid evidence to be implemented in populations. The extensive scientific literature dealing with hypertension and BP regulation is among the top dedicated to a single disease. The chapters and contents follow the clinical reasoning pathways. The characterization of the risks of high blood pressure is presented in the first chapter, discussing the evidence that led to changes in diagnostic thresholds and to the recommendations for maintaining BP within these limits in populations. Reasons for BP rising with age will follow, identifying the causes that must be fought to preventing the incidence of hypertension. Diagnosis of hypertension deserves a special chapter. The final chapter presents the fundamentals to select drug and non-drug therapies indicated in the prevention and controlling of high blood pressure.

Degree in Medicine (1974) and residency cardiology (1977) by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Master degree (1980) and PhD (1985) in Health Sciences - Cardiology and Cardiovascular Sciences by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Full professor of Cardiology of the School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Training abroad (post-doctoral and sabbatical): UNC-Chapel Hill (1986-87), Johns Hopkins (1996-97) and Harvard/Brigham (2013). Fellow of the American Heart Association. Current positions: Chief of Cardiology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Researcher CNPq 1A (Brazilian Agency of Research). Editorial Board: Hypertension (past), Journal of Hypertension and others; reviewer for more than 30 international journals (mostly devoted to hypertension and CV disease). Dr Fuchs has a prolific scientific production, mainly on the field of cardiology and hypertension, with 11 textbooks published in English and Portuguese and more than 300 full articles. These contributions have more than 3300 citations and a H index of 30 in ISI and more than 7300 citations and H index of 45 in Google Scholar.

Degree in Medicine (1974) and residency cardiology (1977) by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Master degree (1980) and PhD (1985) in Health Sciences – Cardiology and Cardiovascular Sciences by the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Full professor of Cardiology of the School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Training abroad (post-doctoral and sabbatical): UNC-Chapel Hill (1986-87), Johns Hopkins (1996-97) and Harvard/Brigham (2013). Fellow of the American Heart Association. Current positions: Chief of Cardiology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Researcher CNPq 1A (Brazilian Agency of Research). Editorial Board: Hypertension (past), Journal of Hypertension and others; reviewer for more than 30 international journals (mostly devoted to hypertension and CV disease). Dr Fuchs has a prolific scientific production, mainly on the field of cardiology and hypertension, with 11 textbooks published in English and Portuguese and more than 300 full articles. These contributions have more than 3300 citations and a H index of 30 in ISI and more than 7300 citations and H index of 45 in Google Scholar.

Risks of high BP and goals of treatment.- Pathogenesis.- Diagnosis and evaluation.- Prevention and treatment.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	20.11.2017
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 151 p. 70 illus., 34 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Allgemeinmedizin
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Urologie
Schlagworte	Blood pressure • Diagnosis • Diagnosis of Hypertension • Hypertension • Management of hypertension • prevention
ISBN-10	3-319-63272-8 / 3319632728
ISBN-13	978-3-319-63272-8 / 9783319632728

Haben Sie eine Frage zum Produkt?

PDF (Wasserzeichen)
Größe: 3,9 MB

DRM: Digitales Wasserzeichen
Dieses eBook enthält ein digitales Wasserzeichen und ist damit für Sie personalisiert. Bei einer missbräuchlichen Weitergabe des eBooks an Dritte ist eine Rückverfolgung an die Quelle möglich.

Dateiformat: PDF (Portable Document Format)
Mit einem festen Seitenlayout eignet sich die PDF besonders für Fachbücher mit Spalten, Tabellen und Abbildungen. Eine PDF kann auf fast allen Geräten angezeigt werden, ist aber für kleine Displays (Smartphone, eReader) nur eingeschränkt geeignet.

Systemvoraussetzungen:
PC/Mac: Mit einem PC oder Mac können Sie dieses eBook lesen. Sie benötigen dafür einen PDF-Viewer - z.B. den Adobe Reader oder Adobe Digital Editions.
eReader: Dieses eBook kann mit (fast) allen eBook-Readern gelesen werden. Mit dem amazon-Kindle ist es aber nicht kompatibel.
Smartphone/Tablet: Egal ob Apple oder Android, dieses eBook können Sie lesen. Sie benötigen dafür einen PDF-Viewer - z.B. die kostenlose Adobe Digital Editions-App.

Buying eBooks from abroad
For tax law reasons we can sell eBooks just within Germany and Switzerland. Regrettably we cannot fulfill eBook-orders from other countries.

Print-Ausgabe

Buch | Hardcover

96,29 €