Hypertension Manual

A Muruganathan MDDirector, Hold Medical Academy, Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, India

• SECTION 1: History and Epidemiology1. Historical Aspects of HypertensionSECTION 2: Etiological and Pathophysiological Aspects (Pathogenesis)2. Overview of Various Pathogenic Mechanisms in Essential Hypertension3. Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in HypertensionSECTION 3: Molecular Basis of Hypertension4. Role of Cell Membrane (Red Blood Cells and Platelets) in Essential Hypertension5. Matrix Metalloproteinases and the Extracellular Matrix6. Role of Calcium Channels in Hypertension7. Role of Cytokines and Inflammation in Hypertension8. Natriuretic Peptides in Hypertension9. Multiple Roles of Eicosanoids in Blood Pressure RegulationSECTION 4: Accuracy of Blood Pressure Measurement10. Correct Methodology of Blood Pressure Measurements11. Home Blood Pressure Monitoring12. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring13. Central Aortic Blood Pressure: An OverviewSECTION 5: Evaluation of Hypertension14. Hypertension: Clinical Approach15. Hypertension: Electrocardiogram in Decision MakingSECTION 6: Target Organ Damage: Evaluation and Clinical Importance16. Hypertensive RetinopathySECTION 7: Special Conditions and Situations17. Hypertensive Crisis18. Difficult to Control Hypertension (Resistance, Pseudoresistance, and Malignant Hypertension)19. Hypertension in Pregnancy20. Metabolic Syndrome and Hypertension21. White Coat Hypertension and Masked Hypertension22. Perioperative Hypertension23. Blood Pressure Variability and Target Organ Damage24. Exercise and Hypertension25. Air Pollution and Hypertension26. Isolated Nocturnal Hypertension27. Resistant Hypertension28. Hypertension in ElderlySECTION 8: Secondary Hypertension29. Coarctation of Aorta30. Sleep Apnea and HypertensionSECTION 9: Therapeutic Aspects: Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Interventions31. Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors: What is New32. Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers: What is New33. Calcium Channel Blockers and Hypertension34. Diuretics and Hypertension35. Betablockers in Hypertension36. Alphablockers: Role in Hypertension37. Direct Vasodilators in Hypertension38. Hypertensive Heart Disease39. Emerging Antihypertensive Drugs40. Combination Therapy in HypertensionSECTION 10: Genetics and Hypertension41. Genetic Approaches to Hypertension: Reverence to Human HypertensionSECTION 11: Interventional Interventions in Hypertension42. Baroreceptor Stimulation and HypertensionSECTION 12: Guidelines and Meta-analysis43. Comparison of Various Guidelines in Hypertension: Which is Best for IndiaSECTION 13: Miscellaneous44. Lipid and Hypertension45. Role of Vitamin D3 and Hypertension46. Telemedicine and Its Role in the Management of Resistant Hypertension47. Adherence to the Treatment for Hypertension48. Navigating Dilemmas in the Management of Hypertension: A Perpetual Challenge49. Hypertension Clinic and Hypertension Center