Publication Year: 2007
Edition: 4th Ed.
Authors/Editor: Joseph L. Izzo Jr., MD; Domenic A. Sica, MD; Henry R. Black, MD
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW)
ISBN: 978-0-78-178205-0
Doody's Star Rating®:
Score: 89Now in a thoroughly updated fourth edition, the "Hypertension Primer" is a comprehensive, readable source of state-of-the-art scientific and clinical information on hypertension.
The book contains 171 short chapters by distinguished experts that cover every aspect of hypertension and its pathogenesis, epidemiology, impact, and management. Highlights of this edition include updated JNC 7 findings regarding special population therapy and clinical management. Chapters are grouped into three well-organized sections—basic science, population science, and clinical management—and each chapter is cross-referenced to other relevant chapters. Each chapter is easily digestible and begins with a bulleted list of key points.
Hypertension Primer: The Essentials of High Blood Pressure: Basic Science, Population Science, and Clinical Management