376 Pages
by
CRC Press
376 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Diabetes mellitus, particularly non-insulin-dependent diabetes Type 2, is a common disease and, even though insulin has been around for seventy years, this endocrine disorder still reduces the life expectancy of diabetic patients because of the development of long-term complications, including hypertension. Hypertension occurs twice as often in diabetic patients as in non-diabetic ones. The... Read more
Introduction. Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Hypertension in Diabetes Mellitus. Hypertension, Macrovascular Disease and Diabetes Mellitus. Hypertension, Microvascular Function and Diabetes Mellitus. Does Insulin Resistance Play a Role in the Pathogenesis and Clinical Course of Patients with Hypertension? Dyslipidaemia: Implications for Cardiovascular Risk in Hypertensive Diabetic Subjects. Unique Vulnerability of Diabetics in Hypertensive Injury. Disturbances in 24-Hour Blood Pressure Regulation in Diabetic Subjects. The Pathogenesis of Diabetic Nephropathy. The Clinical Implications and Management of Microalbuminuria and Proteinuria in Type I Diabetic Subjects. The Clinical Implications and Management of Microalbuminuria and Proteinuria in Type II Diabetic Subjects. Renovascular Disease in Diabetes: Clinical Implications in the Management of Hypertension. Diabetic Retinopathy and Hypertension. Hypertension and the Heart in Diabetic Subjects. The Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetic Hypertensive Subjects: Evidence from Clinical Trials? The Management of Hypertension in Diabetes: Guidelines and Blood Pressure Targets. Non-Pharmacological Strategies for Blood Pressure Control in Diabetic Subjects. Pharmacological Treatment of Hypertension in Diabetic Subjects. Pharmacological Treatment of Hypertension in Pregnant Diabetic Subjects.
Biography
[MB BS FRCP] - Professor of Medicine, University of Leicester, UK
'The book is well formatted and easy to read. It summarizes all the crucial recent studies that have a major impact on our approach to treatment of hypertension in diabetes mellitus.' - Doody's Review
