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Hypertension and the Heart

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Editors:
  1. Alberto Zanchetti

    1. University of Milan, Milan, Italy

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  2. Richard B. Devereux

    1. Cornell University Medical College, New York, USA

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  3. Lennart Hansson

    1. University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden

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  4. Sergio Gorini

    1. International Menarini Foundation, Milan, Italy

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 432)

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: Structural Aspects and Mechanisms

    1. Relations of Left Ventricular Geometry and Function to Prognosis in Hypertension

      • Richard B. Devereux, Giovanni de Simone, Mary J. Roman
      Pages 1-12

    2. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, Arterial Compliance, and Aging

      • Mary J. Roman, Antonello Ganau, Pier Sergio Saba, Richard B. Devereux
      Pages 13-22

    3. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Arterial Blood Pressure in Experimental Models of Hypertension

      • A. F. Dominiczak, A. M. Devlin, M. J. Brosnan, N. H. Anderson, D. Graham, J. S. Clark et al.
      Pages 23-33

    4. Regulation and Role of Myocardial Collagen Matrix Remodeling in Hypertensive Heart Disease

      • Reinhard C. Funck, Andreas Wilke, Heinz Rupp, Christian G. Brilla
      Pages 35-44

    5. Ultrasonic Reflectivity of the Heart: A Measure of Fibrosis?

      • Michele Ciulla, Roberta Paliotti, Fabio Magrini
      Pages 45-54

    6. Local Angiotensin II and Myocardial Fibrosis

      • Yao Sun
      Pages 55-61

    7. Left Ventricular Anatomy and Function in Primary Aldosteronism and Renovascular Hypertension

      • Achille C. Pessina, Alfredo Sacchetto, Gian Paolo Rossi
      Pages 63-69

  3. Pathophysiological and Molecular Aspects

    1. Hypertension Differentially Affects the Expression of the Gap Junction Protein Connexin43 in Cardiac Myocytes and Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells

      • Jacques-Antoine Haefliger, Einar Castillo, Gérard Waeber, Jean-François Aubert, Pascal Nicod, Bernard Waeber et al.
      Pages 71-82

    2. Modulation of Cardiac Hypertrophy by Estrogens

      • Theo Pelzer, Asiya Shamim, Simone Wölfges, Michael Schumann, Ludwig Neyses
      Pages 83-89

    3. Salt Sensitivity and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

      • Antonio Coca, Alejandro De la Sierra
      Pages 91-101

    4. Volume Overload, Atrial Natriuretic Peptide, and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

      • M. Luque Otero, N. Martell, A. L. Aubele, J. L. Rodrigo, M. Herrero, J. Moya et al.
      Pages 103-109

    5. The Renin-Angiotensin System Gene Polymorphism and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

      • Laurence Tiret
      Pages 111-115

    6. Renin-Angiotensin System Gene Polymorphisms and Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

      • M. J. West, K. M. Summers, K. K. Wong, D. J. Burstow
      Pages 117-122

  4. Pathophysiological and Therapeutic Aspects

    1. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Arterial Hypertrophy

      • Jean-Michel Mallion, Jean-Philippe Baguet, Jean-Philippe Siché, F. Tremel, R. De Gaudemaris
      Pages 123-133

    2. Relationship Between Cardiac Hypertrophy and Microalbuminuria

      • Luis M. Ruilope
      Pages 135-143

    3. Physiological Versus Pathological Hypertrophy

      • Cesare Cuspidi, Laura Lonati, Lorena Sampieri, Gastone Leonetti, Alberto Zanchetti
      Pages 145-158

    4. Bradykinin and Cardiac Protection

      • Peter Gohlke, Carsten Tschöpe, Thomas Unger
      Pages 159-172

    5. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Sympathetic Activity

      • Guido Grassi, Gino Seravalle, Giuseppe Mancia
      Pages 173-179

    6. Hypertension, Left Ventricular Hypertrophy, and Heart Rate Variability

      • Federico Lombardi, Cesare Fiorentini
      Pages 181-187
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Alberto Zanchetti

  • Cornell University Medical College, New York, USA

    Richard B. Devereux

  • University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden

    Lennart Hansson

  • International Menarini Foundation, Milan, Italy

    Sergio Gorini

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Hypertension and the Heart

  • Editors: Alberto Zanchetti, Richard B. Devereux, Lennart Hansson, Sergio Gorini

  • Series Title: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5385-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45774-6Published: 31 December 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-7458-9Published: 21 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-5385-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0065-2598

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-8019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 288

  • Topics: Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Neurology

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