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Hypertension in the Elderly

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  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. L. Michael Prisant

    1. Medical College of Georgia, Augusta

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Part of the book series: Clinical Hypertension and Vascular Diseases (CHVD)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Basics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Importance of Hypertension in the Geriatric Population

      • Ray W. Gifford Jr., L. Michael Prisant
      Pages 3-9

    3. Age-Related Changes in the Cardiovascular System

      • R. Clinton Webb, Edward W. Inscho
      Pages 11-21

    4. Aging, Arterial Stiffness, and Systolic Hypertension

      • Joseph L. Izzo Jr.
      Pages 23-34

    5. Pharmacological and Pharmacodynamic Alterations in the Elderly

      • Domenic A. Sica
      Pages 35-50

  3. Epidemiology and Trials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-51
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    2. Epidemiology of Hypertension in the Older Patient

      • William B. Kannel, Peter W. F. Wilson
      Pages 53-67

    3. Nonpharmacological Trials in the Older Hypertensive Patient

      • L. Michael Prisant, Dean U. Harrell
      Pages 69-89

    4. Clinical Trials of Hypertension in the Older Patient

      • L. Michael Prisant
      Pages 91-115

  4. Evaluation and Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117
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    2. Blood Pressure Measurement in Older Patients With Hypertension

      • Jose Ramiro Arias-Vera, William B. White
      Pages 119-134

    3. Clinical Evaluation of the Elderly Hypertensive

      • L. Michael Prisant, Thomas W. Jackson
      Pages 135-144

    4. Hypertension in the Elderly

      • Carlos M. Isales
      Pages 145-170

    5. Diagnosis and Management of Hypertensive Renal and Renovascular Disease in the Elderly

      • Wanpen Vongpatanasin, Ronald G. Victor
      Pages 171-195

    6. Heart Failure in the Older Hypertensive Patient

      • L. Michael Prisant, Carolyn Landolfo, John Thornton, Vincent J. B. Robinson
      Pages 197-228

    7. Ischemic Heart Disease in the Older Hypertensive Patient

      • Jan Laws Houghton
      Pages 229-254

    8. Cerebrovascular Disease in the Elderly Hypertensive

      • Fenwick T. Nichols III
      Pages 255-293

  5. Pharmacological Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 295-295
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    2. Diuretics and β-Adrenergic Blockers in the Management of Hypertension in the Elderly

      • William C. Cushman
      Pages 297-319
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About this book

A comprehensive review of all aspects of hypertension in the elderly using the most current clinical data. Topics range from basic concepts, epidemiology and trials, and evaluation and management, to pharmacologic treatment, special populations, and adherence, all presented with an emphasis on the optimal management of patients. The authors examine in detail the mechanisms of hypertension in the elderly, the lifestyle trials and outcomes trials that were conducted in older persons, as well as the problems of clinical evaluation, secondary hypertension, adherence, and target organ damage. Extensive discussions of pharmacologic therapy detail the role of all the major drug classes.

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"The authors provide a comprehensive review of clinical trials of pharmacologic therapies conducted in elderly patients for treatment of hypertension and results of nonpharmacologic approaches that have important roles in prevention and as adjuvant therapy. The reviews are current, and many tables and figures have been reproduced from landmark publications to augment textual descriptions." -Annals of Internal Medicine

"..a comprehensive in-depth review of the literature, making it a useful reference for clinicians and clinical investigators."
- American College of Physicians

"This is a splendid treatise on hypertension in the elderly. The flow of the chapters is superb. The authors are all conservative in their viewpoint and never dogmatic or parochial. The writing is concise and lucid and the references are well chosen and well cited. The illustrations underscore the points as well. The is a most thoughtful and useful effort." - Doody's Health Sciences and Book Review Journal

"...a fine book." -American Journal of Cardiology

Editors and Affiliations

  • Medical College of Georgia, Augusta

    L. Michael Prisant

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hypertension in the Elderly

  • Editors: L. Michael Prisant

  • Series Title: Clinical Hypertension and Vascular Diseases

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-911-0

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Humana Press 2005

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-197-4Published: 06 May 2005

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-61737-418-0Published: 09 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-59259-911-0Published: 05 November 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 532

  • Number of Illustrations: 130 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cardiology

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