From the Publisher
This best-selling clinical reference by a world-renowned authority on hypertension was listed as the #1 reference book for hypertension by the American Society for Hypertension in 2006. Dr. Kaplan integrates the latest basic science findings and clinical trial data and presents up-to-date, practical, evidence-based recommendations for treatment and prevention of all forms of hypertension. Abundant algorithms and flow charts are included to aid clinicians in decision-making. For this Tenth Edition, Dr. Kaplan has a co-author, Ronald Victor, MD, to handle the basic research aspects of hypertension. Highlights include new developments in the pathogenesis of hypertension; discussions on the significance of nighttime blood pressure; new information on the relationship of sleep apnea to blood pressure; updates on diagnosing primary aldosteronism; and detailed information on the latest antihypertensive drugs, including combination drugs.
Journal of the American Medical Association
The overall practical and clinical value of this text is outstanding. It should find a place in the medical libraries as a reference book and is recommended to practicing physicians, medical students, fellows, residents, and nurses.
James Zeller
The appearance of this exemplary single-authored book's seventh edition attests to its widespread acceptance and popularity, a refreshing phenomenon in this age of multiauthored books. (Only the 13-page chapter on pediatric hypertension was written by another physician). Although some of the chapters in the book are relatively unchanged from the last edition (not everything changes in medicine over four years' time), the author has done a masterful job of updating it by citing and evaluating the recent literature. For example, the 1997 Sixth Joint National Committee Report and the Syst-Eur Trial, the European counterpart of the SHEP study, have each found their niche in the text. Clinicians and academicians would be well-served by this book, which features the author's clinical acumen. Especially valuable in my opinion are the chapters that focus on the epidemiological and public health aspects of hypertension, since they synthesize and evaluate a wealth of data, otherwise widely dispersed, and serve as a sound basis for clinical decision-making. Equally valuable are the individual chapters on hypertensive crises and secondary hypertension. Although some points in these chapters may be questioned by other authorities, they really are paradigms of what clinical writing should be: unified, lucid syntheses of a vast amount of knowledge and data into practical essays that are easy to read and assimilate. Not least among the virtues of this book are the prudent and balanced judgement of the author and the clear and straightforward style, which makes reading the book a pleasure. Although the seventh edition is about 40 pages shorter than its predecessor, I am not sure that its smallerprint is worth the trade-off.
Doody Review Services
Reviewer:David E. Good, MD (Ochsner Clinic Foundation)
Description:Dr. Kaplan, once again, has done an excellent job of crafting a thorough book in a vast field while remaining clinically relevant. His book is a practical treatise on hypertension and a concise review of literature pertinent to the practitioner. The previous edition was published in 2002.
Purpose:The book is written in sections, each concentrating on a specific aspect of hypertension. This style of independent, noncumulative sections makes this book a superb reference for interested students or practitioners.
Audience:The audience includes students, trainees, and clinicians who take care of patients with hypertension.
Features:The book explores the accurate diagnosis, natural history, pathophysiology, etiology, and management of the hypertensive patient. Dr. Kaplan tackles difficult clinical questions with elegance and the benefit of long clinical experience. He cogently discusses patients who need evaluation for secondary causes of hypertension, illustrating the proper workup and evaluation to maximize yield and to minimize expense.
Assessment:Dr. Kaplan's books are treatises offering a combination of clinical utility and completeness that is rare among medical texts. These qualities are especially welcome in a book relating to a disorder that has a seemingly limitless amount of data and is one of the most common conditions treated by healthcare providers in primary care and the medical subspecialties.
Booknews
Sixteen chapters discuss the major issues related to the understanding of hypertension, including its prevalence in the population, the measurement of blood pressure, pathogenesis, natural history and evaluation, its treatment, crises, renal parenchymal hypertension, renovascular hypertension, pregnancy, pheochromocytoma, primary aldosteronism, cortisol and deoxycorticosterone, secondary hypertension, and hypertension in childhood and adolescence. Charts, diagrams, and other images present key information. Kaplan teaches internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Booknews
A reference on hypertension, covering all forms of hypertension and focusing on common problems, especially primary hypertension. Coverage includes hypertension in the population at large, nondrug and drug treatment, renal vascular hypertension, hypertension with pregnancy and the Pill, forms of secondary hypertension, and hypertension in childhood and adolescence. Each chapter provides information on causes, clinical features, tests, therapy, and management. This seventh edition incorporates new developments in the field over the past four years, and discusses new topics such as managed care, evidence-based medicine, and the roles of nitric oxide and endothelin in hypertension. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Booknews
**** A single-authored (with the exception of the chapter on children written by Ellin Lieberman) text, summarizing and analyzing the current knowledge about the mechanisms behind hypertension and the increasingly effective therapies for its control. The fourth edition (1986) is cited in Brandon-Hill. This revised and updated edition (5th ed., 1990) provides additional coverage to some topics that are unusual but more interesting because new insights about them have become available, such as glucocorticoid remediable aldosteronism, the genetic basis of which has been uncovered. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Rating
4 Stars! from Doody
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