Middle-aged and elderly with hypertension

Author: Wu Shuyan et al.
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Publishing Date: 2000-10-01
Features: This book combines the latest advances in the treatment of hypertension both domestically and internationally, focusing on the causes of hypertension; common diseases that cause symptomatic hypertension and their diagnostic methods; the diagnosis and staging of hypertension; the principles of prevention and treatment of hypertension; the selection principles of current antihypertensive drugs; the application of ambulatory blood pressure monitors; and detailed explanations on how to choose antihypertensive drugs when hypertension is complicated by conditions such as coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, kidney damage, and benign prostatic hyperplasia. This book is suitable for, and may also be referenced by doctors at all levels working in clinical practice as well as students at medical colleges.