Synopsis

Hypertension is a condition which affects millions of people worldwide and its treatment greatly reduces the risk of strokes and heart attacks. The ABC of Hypertension, now in its fifth edition, is an established guide containing all the non-specialist needs to know about the measurement of blood pressure and the investigation and management of hypertensive patients. This new edition provides comprehensively updated and revised information on how and whom to treat. Chapters include: Blood pressure measurement, Screening and management in primary care, Non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension, Pharmacological treatment of hypertension, Ethnicity and age, Pregnancy and oral contraceptives. The ABC of Hypertension will prove invaluable to general practitioners who may be screening large numbers of patients for hypertension, as well as nurse practitioners, midwives, and other healthcare professionals.

Biography

Gareth Beevers, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham

Gregory Lip, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham

Eoin O'Brien, Blood Pressure Unit, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin