Disorders of blood pressure regulation : phenotypes, mechanisms, therapeutic options /: phenotypes, mechanisms, therapeutic options. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Adel E. Berbari, Giuseppe Mancia, editors.
• Editors: Berbari, Adel E; Mancia, Giuseppe
• Other Names: European Society of Hypertension.
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Part I: General Aspects; 1: Introduction: Definition and Classification of Arterial Pressure Phenotypes; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Which Pressure?; 1.3 Classification of Systemic Arterial Pressure; 1.3.1 Variability of Blood Pressure; 1.4 Summary; References; 2: Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance of Blood Pressure Indices; 2.1 The Physiology of Individual Blood Pressure Indices; 2.2 Age-Related BP Indices; 2.3 BP Indices in the US Population by Age and Sex; 2.4 The Development of Isolated Systolic Hypertension (ISH). 2.5 Two Pathways for the Development of ISH Indices2.6 Value of BP Indices in the Diagnosis of CHD Risk; 2.7 The Value of Paired BP Indices in Predicting CVD Risk; 2.8 Components of PP Associated with Higher CVD Risk; 2.9 Central Pressure and CVD Risk; 2.10 The Role of J-Curve BP Indices in Predicting CVD Risk; References; 3: Role of Circadian Rhythms and Seasonal Variation in BP Levels; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Factors Influencing Circadian Rhythm; 3.3 Seasonal BP Variations; 3.4 Clinical Implications; References. 4: Natural History of Treated and Untreated Hypertension4.1 Hypertension and Target Organ Damage; 4.2 Pathophysiology of Vascular Changes in Hypertension and Hypertensive (Pheno)Types; 4.3 Defining the Targets in Hypertension Management; References; Part II: Mechanisms of Hypertension Development; 5: The Kidneys, Volume and Blood Pressure Regulation, and Hypertension; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Long-Term Regulation of Extracellular Volume and Blood Pressure; 5.3 Pressure Natriuresis: A Key Factor in Maintaining Sodium Balance in Hypertension. 5.4 Impaired Renal-Pressure Natriuresis in Hypertension Caused by Intra- and Extrarenal FactorsReferences; 6: Nervous System; 6.1 Methods of Investigating Sympathetic Activity; 6.1.1 Catecholamines; 6.1.2 Regional Catecholamine Spillover; 6.1.3 Baroreceptor Function Testing; 6.1.4 Spectral Analysis of Heart Rate Variability; 6.1.5 Microneurography; 6.1.6 Imaging Techniques; 6.2 Sympathetic Influences in the Blood Pressure Regulation; 6.2.1 Effect of Sympathetic Activation on Cardiovascular Regulation. 6.3 Increased Adrenergic Tone in the Development of the Hypertensive State6.3.1 Increased Adrenergic Tone in the Progression of Hypertensive State; 6.4 Mechanisms Leading to Sympathetic Activation and New Hypothesis; References; 7: Hormonal Systems; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Renin-Angiotensin System; 7.2.1 From Renin to Angiotensin II; 7.2.2 Classical Renin-Angiotensin System; 7.2.3 Clinical Implications; 7.2.4 The Recent Fingerprint of RAS Peptides; 7.2.5 The Novel 'Protective' Arm of RAS; 7.3 Aldosterone; 7.3.1 Aldosterone Synthesis; 7.3.2 Primary Aldosteronism.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.1/32; Medicine; Hypertension; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Hypertension; Hypertension; Medical -- Nephrology; Medical -- Endocrinology & Metabolism; Medical -- Neurology; Medical -- Physiology; Cardiovascular medicine; Renal medicine & nephrology; Endocrinology; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; Physiology; Cardiology; Angiography; Nephrology; Endocrinology; Neurology; Human physiology; Medical -- Cardiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319599182; 3319599186
• Related ISBNs: 9783319599175; 3319599178
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 2, 2018).
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