Hypertension in the Elderly [Paperback]

A comprehensive review of all aspects of hypertension in the elderly using the most current clinical data. Topics range from basic concepts, epidemiology and trials, and evaluation and management, to pharmacologic treatment, special populations, and adherence, all presented with an emphasis on the optimal management of patients. The authors examine in detail the mechanisms of hypertension in the elderly, the lifestyle trials and outcomes trials that were conducted in older persons, as well as the problems of clinical evaluation, secondary hypertension, adherence, and target organ damage. Extensive discussions of pharmacologic therapy detail the role of all the major drug classes.A comprehensive review of all aspects of hypertension in the elderly using the most current clinical data. Topics range from basic concepts, epidemiology and trials, and evaluation and management, to pharmacologic treatment, special populations, and adherence, all presented with an emphasis on the optimal management of patients. The authors examine in detail the mechanisms of hypertension in the elderly, the lifestyle trials and outcomes trials that were conducted in older persons, as well as the problems of clinical evaluation, secondary hypertension, adherence, and target organ damage. Extensive discussions of pharmacologic therapy detail the role of all the major drug classes.Part I: BasicsThe Importance of Hypertension in the Geriatric PopulationRay W. Gifford, Jr. and L. Michael PrisantAge-Related Changes in the Cardiovascular SystemR. Clinton Webb and Edward W. InschoAging, Arterial Stiffness, and Systolic HypertensionJoseph L. Izzo, Jr.Pharmacological and Pharmacodynamic Alterations in the Elderly: Application to Cardiovascular TherapiesDomenic A. SicaPart II: Epidemiology and TrialsEpidemiology of Hypertension in the Older PatientWilliam B. Kannel and Peter W. F. WilsonNonpharmacological Trials in the Older Hypertensive PatientL. Michael Prisant and Dean U. HarrellClinical Trials of lã%