Franz H. Messerli Bücher

This clinical manual serves as a comprehensive guide for primary care physicians managing hypertension. It offers evidence-based strategies, diagnostic tools, and treatment protocols tailored to enhance patient care. The book emphasizes practical approaches, including lifestyle modifications and pharmacological interventions, to effectively control blood pressure. With a focus on the latest research and guidelines, it aims to equip healthcare providers with the knowledge necessary to address the complexities of hypertension in diverse patient populations.

...thoroughly updated profiling all current antihyperten- sive drugs and discusses both pharmacologic and nonpharmaco- logic treatments...covers hypertensive emergencies, the elderly, insulin resistance syndrome, and more.

This practical reference reviews the epidemiology of hypertensive cardiovascular disease in menopause and its relationship to coronary heart disease-examining concurrent risk factors such as lipid abnormalities, obesity, physical activity, and smoking and discussing the use of estrogen replacement therapy to reduce cardiovascular mortality.