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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Totowa, NJ :
Humana Press,
2005.
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| Series: | Clinical Hypertension and Vascular Diseases
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- 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.
