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Contents Preface vii 1 Prevalence and causes 1 G Y H Lip, D G Beevers 2 Hypertension and vascular risk 7 G Y H Lip, D G Beevers 3 Pathophysiology of hypertension 12 G Y H Lip, D G Beevers 4 Measurement of blood pressure Part I: Aspects of measurement of blood pressure common 17 to technique and patient Part II: Conventional sphygmomanometry 22 Part III: Ambulatory blood pressure measurement 26 Part IV: Self-measurement of blood pressure 30 Eoin O¿Brien 5 Screening and management in primary care 33 G Y H Lip, D G Beevers 6 Clinical assessment of patients with hypertension 37 G Y H Lip, D G Beevers 7 Investigation in patients with hypertension 40 G Y H Lip, D G Beevers 8 Non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension 44 G Y H Lip, D G Beevers 9 Pharmacological treatment of hypertension 47 G Y H Lip, D G Beevers 10 Hypertension in patients with vascular disease 56 G Y H Lip, D G Beevers 11 Special groups¿diabetes, renal disease, and connective tissue disease 61 G Y H Lip, D G Beevers 12 Ethnicity and age 65 G Y H Lip, D G Beevers 13 Pregnancy and oral contraceptives 68 G Y H Lip, D G Beevers Appendix 74 Index 77
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Hypertension.
Hypertension -- diagnosis.
Blood Pressure Determination -- methods.
Hypertension -- therapy.