Overview
Save precious time and improve patient care by consulting this impartial, evidence-based guide to hypertension and associated disease.
Handbook of Hypertension gives you fast access to specific information on the vast array of available drugs so you can identify the most appropriate medication and use it as part of an integrated care plan. Tables, figures, charts, and summaries of principal findings from clinical studies on hypertension put vital information within reach.
After a through introduction to hypertension, the book addresses
What is Hypertension
Treatment of Hypertension
Associated Problems with Hypertension The Clinical Trials of Hypertension
Special Considerations in the Management of Hypertension Based on the Hypertension Clinical Trials
A final section on The Antihypertensive Drugs provides a comprehensive and current review of all antihypertensive drug classes. Dr. Houston draws on his years of practice to offer sensible advice on the relative merits of the many drug classes, from diuretics and beta-blockers to selected combination antihypertensive drugs and new antihypertensive drug classes.
The perfect blend of evidence and experience, Handbook of Hypertension should be in close reach for frequent consultations by every clinician who treats patients with high blood pressure.
Synopsis
When treating hypertension, physicians now have a huge range of drugs from which to choose in formulating a management strategy. This accessible guide helps the busy clinician access specific information on available drugs as components of an integrated care plan.
The Handbook of Hypertension is a comprehensive review of the evidence base for hypertension and associated disease, providing tables, figures, charts, and summaries of principal findings from clinical studies on hypertension – putting vital information within reach of the busy practitioner.
Containing the most recent guidelines for global cardiovascular risk analysis and evidence-based reviews on important new advances and recent trials, consulting the Handbook of Hypertension will save precious time and improve patient care.