Special Issues in Hypertension

1. Prehypertension: Definitions, Clinical Significance and Therapeutic Approaches—To Treat or not to Treat?
Stevo Julius, Carlos A. Feldstein

2. Clinical Significance and Treatment Requirements in White Coat and Masked Hypertension
Jean-Michel Mallion

3. Resistant Hypertension: Epidemiological and Evolving Therapeutic Concepts
Guido Grassi

4. Primary Aldosteronism: Rare or Common Condition in Hypertensive Patients and Normotensive Individuals?
Gian Paolo Rossi, Teresa Maria Seccia, Paola Caielli

5. Hypertension in the Very Old: Special Features, Therapeutic Approaches, and Problems
Athanase Benetos, Ulrich M. Vischer, Ghassan Watfa

6. Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Clinical Practice: Clinical Relevance of Circadian Rhythm and Nocturnal Dip
Josep Redon, Fernando Martinez

7. Morning Surge in Blood Pressure in Hypertension: Clinical Relevance, Prognostic Significance, and Therapeutic Approach
Kazuomi Kario

8. Short-Term and Long-Term Blood Pressure Variability
Giuseppe Mancia

9. Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Hypertension
Gianfranco Parati, Juan E. Ochoa, Grzegorz Bilo

10. Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Jacek Wolf, Krzysztof Narkiewicz

11. Hypertension, Obesity, and Metabolic Syndrome
Peter M. Nilsson

12. Salt, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease
Pasquale Strazzullo, Ferruccio Galletti, Ivana Savino

13. The Optic Fundus and Retinal Circulation: New Technology for an Old Examination
Martin Ritt, Roland E. Schmieder

14. Arterial Stiffness as an Early Marker of Organ Damage
Stephane Laurent, Pierre Boutouyrie

15. Central Aortic Pressure: The Next Frontier in Blood Pressure Measurement?
Bryan Williams, Peter S. Lacy

16. Assessment of Total Cardiovascular Risk in Hypertension: The Role of Subclinical Organ Damage
Renata Cífková

17. The Microcirculation and Hypertension
H. A. J. Struijker-Boudier, Bart F. J. Heijnen

18. Smoking, Nicotine and Blood Pressure
Dagmara Hering, Krzysztof Narkiewicz

19. Biomarkers in Hypertension

Rhian M. Touyz, Dylan Burger

20. Antihypertensive Therapy Benefits: Pleiotropic Versus Blood Pressure-Dependent Mechanisms
Sverre E. Kjeldsen, Gordon T. McInnes

21. Blood Pressure Targets with Antihypertensive Treatment
Giuseppe Mancia

22. The Role of the Polypill in Hypertension
Andrew Mente, Prem Pais, Denis Xavier, Koon Teo, Salim Yusuf

23. J-Curve Phenomenon: Does It Exist?
Sripal Bangalore, Franz H. Messerli

24. Residual Risk in Treated Hypertension
Alberto Zanchetti

25. Poor BP Control in the Hypertensive Population: Which Factors are Involved?
Lisheng Liu, Xin-Hua Zhang

26. Ramadan Fasting in Health and Disease
Adel E. Berbari, Najla A. Daouk, Samir G. Mallat, Abdo R. Jurjus

27. Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Blood Pressure

Zeinab Issa, Ellen W. Seely, Ghada El-Hajj Fuleihan

28. Treating Pain and Inflammation in Hypertension
William B. White, Ravi Marfatia, William L. Baker

29. Sexual Function in Untreated and Treated Hypertension
Margus Viigimaa, Michael Doumas

30. Cognitive Function and Dementia in Hypertension: Epidemiologic and Therapeutic Aspects
Jun Hata, Hisatomi Arima, Craig S. Anderson, John Chalmers

31. Can Hypertension Be Prevented?
Charlotte Jones, Norm R. C. Campbell

32. Atrial Fibrillation. Modern Epidemiologic and Therapeutic Aspects
Leonidas E. Poulimenos, Manolis S. Kallistratos, Athanasios J. Manolis

33. Genetics and Hypertension: Which Information for Clinical Practice
Sandosh Padmanabhan, Anna F. Dominiczak

34. Dual Blockade of the Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System: Benefits Versus Adverse Outcomes
Michael R. Lattanzio, Matthew R. Weir

35. The Long-Term Effects of RAAS Blockade on Renal Function
César Cerezo, Luis Miguel Ruilope

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Cardiology, Angiology