Hypertension in the Elderly

Although elderly hypertensive patients are the subjects of the largest body of outcomes trial data, as a group they are not getting the maximum benefit from antihypertensive medications. In Hypertension in the Elderly, a panel of leading academic physicians comprehensively reviews all aspects of thi...

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Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Prisant, L. Michael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2005.
Σειρά:Clinical Hypertension and Vascular Diseases
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
  • 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.