Clinical challenges in hypertension / edited by Domenic Sica, Peter P. Toth.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is endothelial cell dysfunction and does it impact capacity for vasodilatation? -- Sleep disorders and hypertension -- Treatment of early morning surges in blood pressure -- Use of out-of-office blood pressure monitoring versus office-based measurements for managing patients with hypertension -- Is blood pressure control more important than decreasing activity in the renin-angiotensin axis? -- Is there a class effect for all angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors when evaluating end-organ protection? -- Are angiotensin-receptor blockers equivalent or superior to ACE inhibitors relative to blood pressure control and/or end-organ protection? -- Treatment of hypertension in the post-stroke patient in both the acute and chronic setting -- Isolated systolic hypertension and management of hypertension in the very elderly -- Management of hypertension in patients with coronary artery disease.

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