Description
**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Endocrinology/Metabolic Disease**Endocrine Hypertension: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice bridges the gap between scientists and practicing clinicians by providing a comprehensive overview on all forms of endocrine hypertension, covering epidemiological aspects, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, laboratory evaluation and practical management aspects of endocrine hypertension. This book is a great resource for endocrinologists, physicians, general practitioners and researchers who are eager to understand the complex facets of endocrine hypertension.Endocrine hypertension is a term used to describe a group of endocrine pathologies that cause an elevation of blood pressure, estimated to account for up to 10% of all hypertension cases. Although common, this clinical condition is often overlooked. Patients with this condition are at risk of late diagnosis, delayed treatment and detrimental health consequences.- Provides a comprehensive overview on all forms of endocrine hypertension- Discusses molecular physiology and pathophysiology of various endocrine hypertension related conditions and offers guidance to diagnosis and management of endocrine hypertension- Includes instructional overview figures, diagrams, flowcharts, scan images and tables to enhance understanding
Table of Contents
1. Endocrine hypertension – an overview2. Catecholamines and blood pressure regulation3. Adrenal Cortical Hormones and Blood Pressure Regulation4. Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis and Blood Pressure Regulation5. Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System and blood pressure regulation6. Monogenic Hypertension – an overview7. Primary Aldosteronism (Conn's syndrome)8. Familial Hyperaldosteronism9. Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Hypertension10. Endocrine Hypertension: Discovering the Inherited Causes11. Pheochromocytomas and Hypertension12.Paragangliomas and hypertension13. ACTH dependent Cushing Syndrome14. Adrenal Cushing's syndrome15. Hypertension in Growth Hormone Excess (Acromegaly) and Deficiency16. Hypertension in Thyroid disease & hyperparathyroidism17. Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea18. Endocrine Hypertension in Children19. Endocrine Hypertension in Pregnant Woman20. Imaging for Patients with Endocrine Hypertension21. Systematic Approach for the Diagnosis and Management of Endocrine Hypertension
