Hypertension

by Carmel McEniery, Joseph Cheriyan, Ian B. Wilkinson

The investigation and treatment of hypertension, a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease throughout the world, remains a challenge, even in developed countries. Although antihypertensives have been available for 50 years, the rational and effective use of the myriad of existing drugs remains a concern, as does the desire to identify patients with secondary hypertension from the mass of individuals with primary or essential hypertension. The...

• Format: Flexibound
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199229554
• ISBN13: 9780199229550
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 313 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.0" x 7.1"