Title Endocrine hypertension : underlying mechanisms and therapy / Christian A. Koch, George P. Chrousos, editors

Published New York : Humana Press, ©2013

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Description 1 online resource Series Contemporary endocrinology Contemporary endocrinology (Totowa, N.J.) Contents Part 1. Adrenal Hypertension -- Primary Aldosteronism: Progress in Diagnosis, Therapy, and Genetics / Paolo Mulatero, Tracy Ann Williams, Silvia Monticone, Andrea Viola and Davide Tizzani, et al. -- Syndromes of Mineralocorticoid Excess / Eugen Melcescu and Christian A. Koch -- Hypertension in Patients with Cushing's Syndrome / Vitaly Kantorovich, Christian A. Koch and George P. Chrousos -- Primary Generalized Familial and Sporadic Glucocorticoid Resistance (Chrousos Syndrome) and Hypersensitivity / Evangelia Charmandari, Tomoshige Kino and George P. Chrousos -- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia / Smita B. Abraham and Deborah P. Merke -- Adrenal Incidentalomas and Arterial Hypertension / Theodora Pappa, Gregory Kaltsas, George Piaditis and George P. Chrousos -- Pheochromocytoma: Unmasking the Chameleon / Jeremyjones F. Robles, Leilani B. Mercado-Asis and Karel Pacak Part 2. Other potential causes of endocrine hypertension -- Hypertension in Growth Hormone Excess and Deficiency / Daniel H.P. Towie and George R. Merriam -- Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Hypertension / Angela L. Carrelli and Shonni J. Silverberg -- Hypertension, Vitamin D Deficiency, and Calcium Metabolism / M. Iftekhar Ullah, Christian A. Koch and Vin Tangpricha -- Testosterone Deficiency or Male Hypogonadism / Christian A. Koch and Michael Zitzmann -- Insulin Resistance and Hypertension / Sudha S. Shankar and Helmut O. Steinberg -- Obesity-Associated Hypertension / Gabriel I. Uwaifo -- Central Mineralocorticoid Receptors and Cardiovascular Disease / Elise P. Gomez-Sanchez Summary The prevalence of hypertension is almost three times as high as that of diabetes mellitus type 2, with both conditions being major risk factors for stroke, ischemic heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias, and heart failure. The exact prevalence of hypertension related to hormonal derangements (endocrine hypertension) is not known but estimated to affect less than 15% of hypertensive patients. Recent scientific discoveries have increased the understanding of the pathophysiologic mechanisms of hypertension. In Endocrine Hypertension, a renowned panel of experts provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview of this disorder, discussing when to assign an endocrine cause in one of many conditions that may present with hypertension. The first part of Endocrine Hypertension is dedicated to adrenal causes. The second part of the volume concerns potential nonadrenal causes of hypertension, such as growth hormone excess or deficiency, primary hyperparathyroidism, vitamin D deficiency, testosterone deficiency, insulin resistance, obesity-associated hypertension, and the role of central mineralocorticoid receptors and cardiovascular disease. An important contribution to the literature, Endocrine Hypertension is an indispensable reference not only for endocrinologists, diabetologists, and adrenal investigators, but also for translational scientists and clinicians from cardiology, internal medicine, pediatrics, family medicine, geriatrics, urology, and reproductive medicine / gynecology Analysis Medicine Obstetrics Internal medicine Cardiology Endocrinology Nephrology Urology Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Hypertension -- Endocrine aspects Hypertension -- etiology Adrenal Gland Diseases -- etiology Hypertension -- therapy HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General. MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine. MEDICAL -- Diseases. MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine. MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine. Médecine. Hypertension -- Endocrine aspects Form Electronic book Author Koch, Christian A. Chrousos, George P. ISBN 9781607615484 1607615487

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