Main description:

Hypertension is another name for high blood pressure. It can lead to severe complications and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and death. Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels.

This book presents a selection of clinical case scenarios illustrating diagnostic and management techniques for hypertension.

Divided into ten sections, the text begins with discussion on hypertension and associated risk factors, and different types of hypertension.

The following sections cover ECGs, diagnosis, and cases of hypertension with comorbidities including pregnancy, renal disorders and vascular conditions. The final section examines secondary hypertension.

Each chapter features a clinical case with detailed discussion on diagnosis and management strategies, followed by a selection of questions for self assessment and further learning.

Key points

Selection of clinical case scenarios for diagnosis and management of hypertension
Covers different types of hypertension, including with comorbidities
Includes discussion on secondary hypertension
Each case features questions for self assessment and further learning

Contents:

1. Hypertension and concomitant risk factors

2. Hypertension - types

3. Interesting ECGs in hypertension

4. Issues in diagnosis

5. Hypertension in pregnancy

6. Hypertension and renal disorders

7. Cerebro vascular associations

8. Secondary hypertension cases

9. Cardiac effects