Disorders of Blood Pressure Regulation: Phenotypes, Mechanisms, Therapeutic Options

Front Matter ....Pages i-xi
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Introduction: Definition and Classification of Arterial Pressure Phenotypes  (Lawrence R. Krakoff)....Pages 3-9
 Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance of Blood Pressure Indices  (Stanley S. Franklin, Vanessa Bell, Gary F. Mitchell)....Pages 11-21
 Role of Circadian Rhythms and Seasonal Variation in BP Levels  (Pietro Amedeo Modesti, Danilo Malandrino)....Pages 23-32
 Natural History of Treated and Untreated Hypertension  (Massimo Volpe, Carmine Savoia)....Pages 33-44
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 The Kidneys, Volume and Blood Pressure Regulation, and Hypertension  (Joey P. Granger, Frank T. Spradley)....Pages 47-66
 Nervous System  (Gino Seravalle, Gianmaria Brambilla, Daniela Prata Pizzala, Guido Grassi)....Pages 67-79
 Hormonal Systems  (Sébastien Foulquier, Ludovit Paulis, Elena Kaschina, Pawel Namsolleck, Thomas Unger)....Pages 81-106
 Vasoactive Peptides  (Juan Carlos Yugar-Toledo, Ana Paula C. Faria, Heitor Moreno)....Pages 107-126
 Endothelial Function  (Rosa Maria Bruno, Agostino Virdis, Stefano Taddei)....Pages 127-134
 Genetics of Blood Pressure and Hypertension  (Sandosh Padmanabhan, Li-En Tan, Anna F. Dominiczak)....Pages 135-154
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 Monogenic Forms of Hypertension  (Hakan R. Toka)....Pages 157-175
 Arterial Hypertension in Turner Syndrome  (Katya De Groote, Laurent Demulier, Julie De Backer, Tine De Backer)....Pages 177-186
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 Hypertensive Heart Disease  (Fabio Angeli, Gianpaolo Reboldi, Monica Trapasso, Adolfo Aita, Dario Turturiello, Paolo Verdecchia)....Pages 189-212
 Perioperative Cardiac Surgery Hypertension  (Solomon Aronson)....Pages 213-221
 Hypertension: Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis  (Daragh Finn, Colin J. McMahon)....Pages 223-231
 Coarctation of the Aorta  (Harsimran S. Singh, Omar Kalim, Mark Osten, Lee N. Benson, Eric M. Horlick)....Pages 233-247
 Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension: Two Entities That Usually Coexist  (S. Giannitsi, M. S. Kallistratos, L. E. Poulimenos, A. J. Manolis)....Pages 249-255
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 Sleep Disturbances/Sleep Apnea  (Gianfranco Parati, Carolina Lombardi, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Jacek Wolf, Juan Eugenio Ochoa)....Pages 259-287
 Stress and Hypertension  (Antoinette Marie Schoenthaler, Diana Margot Rosenthal)....Pages 289-305
 Central Nervous System Disorders: Transient Ischemic Attack and Stroke (Ischemic/Hemorrhagic)  (Shoichiro Sato, Craig S. Anderson)....Pages 307-321
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 Chronic Kidney Disease  (Silvio Borrelli, Luca De Nicola, Giuseppe Conte, Roberto Minutolo)....Pages 325-339
 Calculus Renal Disease  (Attilio Losito)....Pages 341-350
 Uric Acid-Hypertension Relationships  (Adel E. Berbari, Najla A. Daouk, Giuseppe Mancia)....Pages 351-382
 Hypertension in Dialysis Patients: Clinical Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment  (Pantelis A. Sarafidis, Panagiotis Georgianos, Carmine Zoccali)....Pages 383-417
 Renovascular Hypertension  (Alexandre Persu, Patricia Van der Niepen)....Pages 419-443
 Molecular Pathways in Hypertensive Renal Damage  (John D. Imig, Md. Abdul H. Khan, Ashraf El-Meanawy)....Pages 445-463
 Determinants of Hypertensive Renal Disease and Its Progression  (Karen A. Griffin, Aaron J Polichnowski, Anil K. Bidani)....Pages 465-478
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 Cushing’s Syndrome and Glucocorticoid Excess  (Christian A. Koch)....Pages 481-512
 Primary Aldosteronism and Its Various Scenarios  (Nieves Martell-Claros, María Abad-Cardiel, Beatriz Alvarez-Alvarez, José A. García-Donaire)....Pages 513-524
 Severe Paroxysmal Hypertension (Pseudopheochromocytoma)  (Samuel J. Mann)....Pages 525-540
 Paroxysmal Hypertension: Pheochromocytoma  (Graeme Eisenhofer, Jacques W. M. Lenders)....Pages 541-560
 Hypertension in Thyroid Disorders  (V. Kotsis, C. Antza)....Pages 561-568
 Primary Hyperparathyroidism  (Gian Paolo Rossi, Paul-Emmanuel Vanderriele)....Pages 569-584
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 Phenotypic Changes in the Transition from Prehypertension to Established Hypertension  (Stevo Julius)....Pages 587-598
 White Coat and Masked Hypertension  (Cesare Cuspidi, Carla Sala, Marijana Tadic, Guido Grassi)....Pages 599-612
 Isolated Systolic Hypertension: In the Young and in the Elderly  (Csaba Farsang)....Pages 613-637
 Treatment of Resistant Hypertension  (Gino Seravalle, Guido Grassi, Giuseppe Mancia)....Pages 639-652
 Accelerated/Malignant Hypertension  (Alena Shantsila, Gregory Y. H. Lip)....Pages 653-662
 Nocturnal Hypertension  (Cesare Cuspidi, Carla Sala, Marijana Tadic, Guido Grassi)....Pages 663-673
 Salt and Hypertension  (Andrew Smyth, Martin O’Donnell)....Pages 675-693
 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension  (Luke J. Laffin, George L. Bakris)....Pages 695-704
 Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Hypertension  (Michael E. Hall, Zhen Wang, Jussara do Carmo, Daisuke Kamimura, John E. Hall)....Pages 705-722
 Secondary Hypertension: Infrequently Considered Aspects—Illicit/Recreational Substances, Herbal Remedies, and Drug-Associated Hypertension  (Adel E. Berbari, Najla A. Daouk, Abdo R. Jurjus)....Pages 723-759
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 Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy  (Gianni Bellomo)....Pages 763-796
 Blood Pressure Trends in Children and Adolescents: Predictors of Blood Pressure Elevation in Children and Adolescents  (Stella Stabouli)....Pages 797-819
 Hypertension in Children and Adolescents  (Empar Lurbe)....Pages 821-835
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 What Is New and What Is Different in Recent Guidelines on Antihypertensive Treatment? Looking Forward to Guidelines Reappraisal  (Alberto Zanchetti)....Pages 839-851
 Place of Invasive Procedures in Blood Pressure Control  (Costas Tsioufis, Alexandros Kasiakogias, Panayiotis Iliakis, Vasilios Papademetriou)....Pages 853-865
 Is Hypertension-Related Target Organ Damage Reversible/Preventable?  (Enrico Agabiti Rosei, Maria Lorenza Muiesan)....Pages 867-880