Pathophysiology of Hypertension in Blacks

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Hypertension in Blacks: Physiological, Psychosocial, Theoretical, and Therapeutic Challenges....Pages 3-22
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Salt, Slavery, and Survival: Physiological Principles Underlying the Evolutionary Hypothesis of Salt-Sensitive Hypertension in Western Hemisphere Blacks....Pages 25-49
Characteristics of Prehypertension in Black Children....Pages 50-65
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
Social and Cultural Dimensions of Hypertension in Blacks: Underlying Mechanisms....Pages 69-89
Psychosocial Factors in Hypertension in Blacks: The Case for an Interactional Perspective....Pages 90-106
Autonomic Reactivity and Hypertension in Blacks: Toward a Contextual Model....Pages 107-139
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Salt Sensitivity and Hypertension in African Blacks....Pages 143-165
Role of Nutrition in Black Hypertension: Calcium and Other Dietary Factors....Pages 166-180
Intracellular Ions and Hypertension in Blacks....Pages 181-213
(pro)Renin Processing and Secretion in Black Essential Hypertension and Other Low-Renin Syndromes....Pages 214-236
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
Pathogenesis of Hypertension in Blacks: Features of an Equilibrium Model....Pages 239-270
Drug Therapy in Black Hypertensives....Pages 271-291
Back Matter....Pages 293-299