Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers Hypertension Manual

SECTION 1: History and Epidemiology 1. Historical Aspects of Hypertension SECTION 2: Etiological and Pathophysiological Aspects (Pathogenesis) 2. Overview of Various Pathogenic Mechanisms in Essential Hypertension 3. Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Hypertension SECTION 3: Molecular Basis of Hypertension 4. Role of Cell Membrane (Red Blood Cells and Platelets) in Essential Hypertension 5. Matrix Metalloproteinases and the Extracellular Matrix 6. Role of Calcium Channels in Hypertension 7. Role of Cytokines and Inflammation in Hypertension 8. Natriuretic Peptides in Hypertension 9. Multiple Roles of Eicosanoids in Blood Pressure Regulation SECTION 4: Accuracy of Blood Pressure Measurement 10. Correct Methodology of Blood Pressure Measurements 11. Home Blood Pressure Monitoring 12. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring 13. Central Aortic Blood Pressure: An Overview SECTION 5: Evaluation of Hypertension 14. Hypertension: Clinical Approach 15. Hypertension: Electrocardiogram in Decision Making SECTION 6: Target Organ Damage: Evaluation and Clinical Importance 16. Hypertensive Retinopathy SECTION 7: Special Conditions and Situations 17. Hypertensive Crisis 18. Difficult to Control Hypertension (Resistance, Pseudoresistance, and Malignant Hypertension) 19. Hypertension in Pregnancy 20. Metabolic Syndrome and Hypertension 21. White Coat Hypertension and Masked Hypertension 22. Perioperative Hypertension 23. Blood Pressure Variability and Target Organ Damage 24. Exercise and Hypertension 25. Air Pollution and Hypertension 26. Isolated Nocturnal Hypertension 27. Resistant Hypertension 28. Hypertension in Elderly SECTION 8: Secondary Hypertension 29. Coarctation of Aorta 30. Sleep Apnea and Hypertension SECTION 9: Therapeutic Aspects: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Interventions 31. Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors: What is New 32. Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers: What is New 33. Calcium Channel Blockers and Hypertension 34. Diuretics and Hypertension 35. Betablockers in Hypertension 36. Alphablockers: Role in Hypertension 37. Direct Vasodilators in Hypertension 38. Hypertensive Heart Disease 39. Emerging Antihypertensive Drugs 40. Combination Therapy in Hypertension SECTION 10: Genetics and Hypertension 41. Genetic Approaches to Hypertension: Reverence to Human Hypertension SECTION 11: Interventional Interventions in Hypertension 42. Baroreceptor Stimulation and Hypertension SECTION 12: Guidelines and Meta-analysis 43. Comparison of Various Guidelines in Hypertension: Which is Best for India SECTION 13: Miscellaneous 44. Lipid and Hypertension 45. Role of Vitamin D3 and Hypertension 46. Telemedicine and Its Role in the Management of Resistant Hypertension 47. Adherence to the Treatment for Hypertension 48. Navigating Dilemmas in the Management of Hypertension: A Perpetual Challenge 49. Hypertension Clinic and Hypertension Center