Hypertension; A Growing Threat -- Blood Measuring Techniques -- Key Vascular Signaling In Hypertension -- The Progression Of Hypertensive Heart Disease To Left Ventricular Hypertrophy And Heart Failure -- Cardiac Output In Hypertension -- Structural Alterations In The Hypertensive Heart Disease Result In Maladaptive Gap Junction Remodeling That Promotes Development Of Fatal Arrhythmias -- Hypertension And Atrial Fibrillation -- Echocardiographic Findings In Hypertension -- Cardiovascular Biomarkers In Hypertension -- Cardiovascular Risk Assessment And The Role Of Lifestyle Modification In The Prevention Of Hypertensive Heart Disease -- The Role Of Exercise And Physical Activity In The Prevention Of Hypertensive Heart Disease -- Hypertension And Atherosclerosis -- Selecting Optimum Antihypertensive Therapy -- The J-Curve Phenomenon In Hypertension -- Follow-Up Of Hypertensive Patients With Cardiovascular Disease -- Hypertension As A Cause Of Sudden Cardiac Death -- Approach To Erectile Dysfunction In Patients With Hypertension And Coronary Artery Disease -- Postmenopausal Hypertension And Coronary Artery Disease Risk -- The Economic Burden Of Hypertensive Heart Disease -- Hypertension; Grey Zones, Future Perspectives.

This book reviews the recent advances in understanding the pathophysiology and the fundamental diagnostic, clinical, and therapeutic aspects of arterial hypertension. It collates and updates the knowledge in this area and focuses on how to approach a patient with hypertension and cardiovascular disease. There is an overall emphasis on the deleterious consequences that hypertension has on the cardiovascular system, since hypertension often coexists with heart disease, arrhythmia and dyslipidemia, further increasing total cardiovascular risk. Each chapter adopts a concise approach to its topic and can therefore also be read as a standalone article. Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease is a valuable text for scientists engaged in this complex field. It further serves to inspire young physicians, and emphasizes the need for scientific rigor to be applied to patient care as well as research.