Franz H. Messerli Książki

...thoroughly updated profiling all current antihyperten- sive drugs and discusses both pharmacologic and nonpharmaco- logic treatments...covers hypertensive emergencies, the elderly, insulin resistance syndrome, and more.

This practical reference reviews the epidemiology of hypertensive cardiovascular disease in menopause and its relationship to coronary heart disease-examining concurrent risk factors such as lipid abnormalities, obesity, physical activity, and smoking and discussing the use of estrogen replacement therapy to reduce cardiovascular mortality.