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Secondary Hypertension
George A. . Ed(S): Mansoor
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Description for Secondary Hypertension
Hardback. Evaluates techniques for diagnosing and treating secondary hypertension in adults and children. This book reviews various scenarios that prompt a search for secondary forms of hypertension, and detail testing for these uncommon disorders. It covers causes of secondary hypertension as obstructive sleep apnea, primary aldosteronism, and others. Editor(s): Mansoor, George A. Series: Clinical Hypertension & Vascular Diseases. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJD; MJG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1530.
Secondary forms of hypertension are not uncommon in clinical prac tice, but they are often overlooked or forgotten by clinicians in many fields of medicine. Dr. George Mansoor' s volume on Secondary Hyper tension is an important contribution to the field of clinical hypertension and vascular diseases, since it brings up to date the numerous diagnostic and therapeutic advances in the evaluation for secondary types of hyper tension. In the past, textbooks usually stated that an etiology could be determined in less than 5% of patients presenting with newly diagnosed hypertension. We now know this is far too low a ... Read more
Secondary forms of hypertension are not uncommon in clinical prac tice, but they are often overlooked or forgotten by clinicians in many fields of medicine. Dr. George Mansoor' s volume on Secondary Hyper tension is an important contribution to the field of clinical hypertension and vascular diseases, since it brings up to date the numerous diagnostic and therapeutic advances in the evaluation for secondary types of hyper tension. In the past, textbooks usually stated that an etiology could be determined in less than 5% of patients presenting with newly diagnosed hypertension. We now know this is far too low a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Humana Press Inc. United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Clinical Hypertension & Vascular Diseases
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Totowa, NJ, United States
ISBN
9781588291417
SKU
V9781588291417
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Secondary Hypertension
From the reviews: "The book covers renovascular, endocrine, and pulmonary causes of secondary hypertension and its treatments. It is well written and easy to read with an exhaustive index. The book provides historical and contemporary information on each subject. A unique aspect of this book is the attention given to surgical therapy using excellent figures. This is an ... Read more