Part of the renowned Braunwald family of references, Hypertension: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease provides today’s clinicians with clear, authoritative guidance on every aspect of managing and treating patients who suffer from hypertensive disorders. An invaluable resource for cardiologists, endocrinologists, and nephrologists, this one-stop reference covers all the latest developments from basic science to clinical trials and guidelines related to the treatment of common to complex hypertension. Now fully updated from cover to cover, the 4th Edition offers unparalleled coverage of hypertension in an accessible and user-friendly manner.

SECTION I: EPIDEMIOLOGY

1. General Population and Global Cardiovascular Risk Prediction

2. Diet and Hypertension

3. Exercise and Hypertension

4. Hypertension in Women

SECTION II: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

5. Pathophysiology of Hypertension

6. Genetics of Hypertension

7. Inflammation and Immunity in Hypertension

SECTION III: DIAGNOSIS AND EVALUATION

8. The Environment and High Blood Pressure

9. Office Blood Pressure Measurement

10. Home Monitoring of Blood Pressure

11. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Hypertension Management

12. White Coat and Masked Hypertension

13. Renovascular Hypertension and ISchemic Neuropathy

14. Secondary Hypertension: Primary Hyperaldosteronism and Mineralocorticoid Excess States

15. Secondary Hypertension: Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma

16. Sleep Disruption and Blood Pressure

SECTION IV: RISK STRATIFICATION

17. Natural History of Untreated Hypertension

18. Isolated Systolic Hypertension

19. Assessment of Hypertension-Mediated Organ Damage

SECTION V: ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY

20. Diuretics Therapy

21. Calcium Channel Blockers

22. Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System Blockers

23. Aldosterone and Hypertension

24. ß-Blockers, Central Sympathetic Agents, and Direct Vasodilators

25. Peripheral Adrenergic Blockers

26. Initial Combination Therapies

27. Devices Therapies for Hypertension

28. The Treatment of Hypertension With Nutrition, Nutritional Supplements, and Lifestyle

SECTION VI: HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT APPROACHES

29. Approach to Difficult to Manage Primary Hypertension

30. Team-Based Care for Hypertension Management 31. Medication Adherence: Focus on Improvement 32. Digital Health and Telemedicine for Hypertension SECTION VII HYPERTENSION MANAGEMENT WITH COMORBIDITIES 33. Ischemic Heart Disease 34. Heart Failure 35. Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease Including Dialysis 36. Transplant Hypertension 37. Obesity and Hypertension: Pathophysiology and Treatment 38. Cerebrovascular Disease 39. Diabetes Mellitus: Management of Hypertension in Diabetes 40. Onco-Hypertension: Anticancer Therapy-Associated Hypertension 41. Autonomic Dysfunction and Orthostatic Hypotension 42. Dyslipidemia in Hypertension 43. Aorta and Peripheral Arterial Disease in Hypertension SECTION VIII SPECIAL POPULATIONS 44. Hypertension in Pregnancy 45. Hypertension in Older People 46. Hypertension in African Americans 47. Resistant Hypertension 48. Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies 49. Hypertension in Children: Diagnosis and Treatment Appendix Meta-Analyses of Blood Pressure Lowering Trials