Hypertension in Practice, Third Edition

This update of the 1995 second edition was necessitated by the publication of three important long-term outcome studies in 1997 and 1998, which provided much new information on the proper management of hypertension. In addition to basic information on diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure disorders, both with and without the use of drugs, this edition also discusses the recent controversy over the use of calcium channel blockers, and the success of angiotensin receptor antagonists. In their introduction, the authors claim their book is not designed as a textbook or reference, but rather "to be read." Distributed by Blackwell Science. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR