Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease in Asia

This book will cover all aspects of hypertension and the manifestations of cardiovascular disease in the Asian population. Asia has the largest population of all the continents, and also has the largest number of people suffering from these diseases. Due to an expanding economy and increasing affluent lifestyles, their incidence is increasing at alarming rates - in fact, this continent is a ticking time bomb for HTN and CVD outbreaks. The book fills a large gap, as there are currently no volumes on this topic - and provides much-needed information for physicians not only in Asia but globally.

Not only physicians, but also all related medical professionals and libraries will benefit from this book, to which renowned international experts contributed.

1 Hypertension, a powerful risk factor for excess mortality and premature morbidity in Asia. -2 Summary of Recent Guidelines for hypertension. -3 Mechanisms of Hypertension. - 4 Blood pressure levels and cardiovascular disease. - 5 What is new in the non-pharmacological approaches to hypertension control. - 6 Clinical Pharmacology of anti-hypertensive drugs. - 7 Newer angiotensin receptor blockers. - 8 Newer calcium channel blockers. - 9 Blood Pressure measurements in clinical practice ---- methods and application. - 10 True resistant hypertension: Recognition and treatment. -11 Cerebrovascular disease in Asia; causative factors. - 12 Hypertension as a mechanism for dementia. - 13 Blood pressure and Heart Rate Variability. What is the significance. - 14 Blood Pressure levels and chronic kidney disease: A Powerful link. - 15 Hypertension, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. - 16 Central aortic blood pressure, a possible marker of systemic hypertension. -17 Secondary causes of hypertension: An overview. - 18 Iatrogenic causes of blood pressure elevation. -19 Renovascular Hypertension --- diagnosis and treatment options. - 20 Mechanical interventional therapies for hypertension: Present status and future prospects. - 21 Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. - 22 Hypertension in the elderly --- Pathophysiology and clinical significance. - 23 Hypertension in children. - 24 Hypertensive crises --- diagnostic and therapeutic considerations.