Essential Hypertension

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• The mosaic theory of hypertension.
• Inheritance of high blood pressure.
• The nature of essential hypertension.
• Discussion.
• Possible role of salt intake in the development of essential hypertension.
• Renal hemodynamics, water and electrolyte excretion in essential hypertension.
• Adrenocortical function and renal pressor mechanisms in experimental hypertension.
• Possible relationship between salt metabolism and the angiotensin system.
• Adrenocortical function in essential hypertension.
• The significance of hyperaldosteronuria in hypertension.
• Therapeutic aspects of salt restriction.
• Mechanism of hypotensive action of saluretics.
• The natural history of benign hypertension.
• The natural course of malignant hypertension.
• Pharmacology of new hypotensive drugs.
• Bretylium and guanethidine (clinical results).
• Combined drug therapy of hypertension.
• Effects of the administration of saluretic drugs in the treatment of arterial hypertension.
• Survival rates in severe hypertension intensively treated with hydralazine and ganglionic blockade.
• The late effects of hypotensive drug therapy on renal functions of patients with essential hypertension.
• Late results of surgical therapy (sympathectomy and adrenalectomy).
• Hypertension and its associated vascular diseases.
• Prevention and treatment of “atheromatous complications” of hypertension.
• Closing remarks.
• List of authors.