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Resistant Hypertension

Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

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Editors:
  1. Giuseppe Mancia

    1. IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, University of Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy

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  • Growing popularity of resistant hypertension because of its prevalence, risk and cost to Health Care System

  • New therapeutic options of great current (and presumably future) popularity and use

  • A topic never addressed systematically in all its aspects?

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Resistant Hypertension: Definition, Prevalence, and Cardiovascular Risk

    • Renata Cífková
    Pages 1-8

  3. Pathophysiology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9
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    2. Resistant Hypertension: Neurohumoral Aspects

      • Gian Paolo Rossi
      Pages 11-21

    3. Metabolic Alterations

      • Christian Delles, Anna F. Dominiczak
      Pages 23-37

    4. Cardiac and Vascular Alterations in Resistant Hypertension

      • Enrico Agabiti Rosei, Maria Lorenza Muiesan, Damiano Rizzoni
      Pages 39-50

    5. The Pathophysiology of the Kidney in Resistant Hypertension

      • Hermann Haller
      Pages 51-56

  4. Diagnostic Aspects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
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    2. False Versus True Resistant Hypertension

      • Gianfranco Parati, Juan E. Ochoa, Grzegorz Bilo
      Pages 59-75

    3. Causes of Resistant Hypertension

      • Roland E. Schmieder
      Pages 77-94

    4. 24-hour Ambulatory BP Monitoring and Home BP Measurements in Resistant Hypertension

      • Josep Redon, Fernando Martinez
      Pages 95-105

    5. Factors Predicting Blood Pressure Response to Treatment

      • Csaba Farsang
      Pages 107-113

    6. Treatment of Resistant Hypertension. Which Additional Antihypertensive Drugs?

      • Michel Burnier, Antoinette Pechère Bertschi, Gregoire Wuerzner
      Pages 115-126

    7. The Role of Renal Denervation

      • Felix Mahfoud, Michael Böhm
      Pages 127-136

    8. The Role of Carotid Baroreceptor Stimulation

      • Guido Grassi, Gianmaria Brambilla, Gino Seravalle
      Pages 137-144

    9. Pathophysiology: Metabolic Alterations and Risk Factors

      • Peter M. Nilsson, Jan Cederholm
      Pages 145-153

    10. Follow-up of Patients with Resistant Hypertension

      • Manolis S. Kallistratos, Antonios N. Pavlidis, Athanasios J. Manolis
      Pages 155-169

    11. Resistant Hypertension: Cost-Benefit Considerations

      • Miguel Camafort, Heitor Moreno, Antonio Coca
      Pages 171-180

    12. Involvement of Health Professionals: From the General Practitioner to the Hypertension Specialist and the Hypertension Center

      • Massimo Volpe, Giuliano Tocci
      Pages 181-191

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 193-195
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About this book

A growing number of people suffer from so-called resistant hypertension, that is to say, high blood pressure that does not respond to treatment. This disorder is of great current interest and importance for public health, being a common clinical problem faced by both primary care clinicians and specialists. Furthermore, as older age and obesity are among the strongest risk factors for uncontrolled hypertension, the incidence of resistant hypertension will likely increase as the population becomes more elderly and heavier. While the prognosis of resistant hypertension is unknown, cardiovascular risk is undoubtedly increased since patients often have a history of long-standing, severe hypertension complicated by multiple other cardiovascular risk factors. This volume, compiled by a panel of world-renowned experts, offers a comprehensive exploration of resistant hypertension, covering epidemiology, complex diagnostic aspects, and the therapeutic options currently available, with due attention to overall treatment strategies. New therapeutic agents and procedures, such as renal denervation and baroreceptor stimulation, are also described. In addition, the book addresses the economic aspects of resistant hypertension and the role of the different professional figures, from GPs to hypertension specialists, in dealing with it.

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From the reviews:

“This book discusses both the complexity and therapeutic advances involved in the medical management of resistant hypertension and its complications. … This book is intended for students in training, advanced practice clinicians, cardiologists, and specialists in hypertensive medicine. … This book presents both the pathophysiology of resistant hypertension as well as advances in its management and the latest updates and guidelines from recent trials.” (Sylvia Alicia Oleck, Doody’s Book Reviews, December, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, University of Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy

    Giuseppe Mancia

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Resistant Hypertension

  • Book Subtitle: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

  • Editors: Giuseppe Mancia

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5415-8

  • Publisher: Springer Milano

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Italia 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-88-470-5414-1Published: 13 August 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-88-470-5570-4Published: 09 August 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-88-470-5415-8Published: 23 July 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 195

  • Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Primary Care Medicine

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