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Hypertension and Heart Failure: Epidemiology, Mechanisms and Treatment

Publication Year:
2019
Edition:
1st Ed.
Author:
Dorobantu, M., Mancia, G., Grassi, G., Voicu, V.
Publisher:
Springer Nature
ISBN:
978-3-31-993319-1
Doody's Star Rating®:
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98
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Presents newly discovered mechanisms and concepts which explain the transition from hypertension to heart failure
Includes a special part regarding the diagnostic of heart failure in hypertension patients with a state of the art review on the role of advanced imaging techniques
Approaches newly developed pharmacological and invasive treatments of hypertensive heart failure
This book explains how hypertension affects 20-50% of the adult population in developed countries. Heart failure is the result of the hypertension's effects on the heart and it represents a growing public health problem.
In this context the international scientific community is continuously struggling to develop better strategies in screening, diagnosing and treating hypertension and its deleterious effects. Thus, this field is continuously changing, with new important information being added constantly.
This volume will offer both insights into the intimate mechanisms of transition from hypertension to heart failure and clinical practice advice on the prevention and treatment of heart failure in hypertensive population. The mechanisms which explain the progression from hypertension to heart failure will be also covered exhaustively by offering two chapters referring to the diagnosis of heart failure in hypertensive population and one regarding echocardiography which is the most
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Platform:
OvidSP
Publisher:
Springer Nature
Product Type:
Book
Author:
Dorobantu, M., Mancia, G., Grassi, G., Voicu, V.
ISBN:
978-3-31-993319-1
Specialty:
  • Cardiology
  • Internal Medicine
Language:
English
Edition:
1st Ed.
Pages:
416
Publication Year:
2019
Doody's Star Rating®:
Score:
98
Doody Core Title Score:
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