Hypertension

Author: Liusheng Liu
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Publication Date: 2001-09-01
Features: This book is rich in content, comprising 7 chapters and approximately 2 million words. It includes reviews and prospects on hypertension research, the physiological basis of blood pressure, fundamental theories such as the pathogenesis of hypertension, animal models of hypertension, epidemiology of hypertension, pathological mechanisms of hypertensive cerebrovascular disease and coronary atherosclerosis, clinical therapeutics, pharmacology, and preventive medicine. Additionally, to adapt to the transformation of the medical model—from a purely biomedical model to an integrated biopsychosocial treatment model—the book dedicates a chapter titled "Psychological Stress, Personality Traits, Psychobehavioral Therapy, and Hypertension," written by renowned psychologist Xintian Li and others. Some important advancements, such as the renin-angiotensin system, vascular remodeling, and vascular reactivity, are discussed in dedicated chapters. The book also covers the developments since the 1980s in the field of hypertension research.