Table of Contents

Contributors. Preface. Introduction. Epidemiology of Blood Pressure;. The Circulation in Hypertension;. Regulation of Blood Pressure and Hypertension;. Genetics of Hypertension;. Pathogenesis of Hypertension;. Consequences of Hypertension;. Special Subgroups;. Renal and Renovascular Hypertension;. Adrenal Hypertension;. Hypertension in Thyroid Disease and Acromegaly;. Coarctation of the Aorta;. Hypertension and Central Nervous System Disease;. Drug-Induced Hypertension;. Clinical History and Examination;. Investigating the Hypertensive Patient;. Anti-hypertensive Drugs;. Non-Pharmacological Treatment;. Management of Essential Hypertension;. Managing Special Situatons;. Index