Endocrine Hypertension: Underlying Mechanisms and Therapy (Contemporary Endocrinology)

By Christian A. Koch and George P. Chrousos

Book Overview

Part I: Adrenal Hypertension

Primary Aldosteronism: Progress in Diagnosis, Therapy, and Genetics

Paolo Mulatero, Tracy Ann Williams, Silvia Monticone, Andrea Viola, Davide Tizzani, Valentina Crudo, Jacopo Burrello, Franco Veglio

Syndromes of Mineralocorticoid Excess

Eugen Melcescu, MD, and Christian A. Koch, MD, PhD,

Hypertension in Patients with Cushing's Syndrome:

Vitaly Kantorovich, Christian A. Koch, 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 Abraham, MD and Deborah Merke, MD, NIH, NICHD

Adrenal Incidentalomas and Adrenal Hypertension

Theodora Pappa, Gregory Kaltsas, George Piaditis, Gregory Kaltsas, and George P. Chrousos

Pheochromocytoma: Unmasking the Chameleon

Jeremyjones F. Robles, Leilani B. Mercado-Asis, Karel Pacak, MD, PhD, DSc, NIH, NICHD

Part II: 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, MD,

Hypertension, Vitamin D deficiency, and Calcium Metabolism

M. Iftekhar Ullah, Christian A. Koch, Vin Tangpricha

Testosterone Deficiency or Male Hypogonadism

Christian A. Koch and Michael Zitzmann, MD, PhD

Insulin Resistance and Hypertension

Sudha S. Shankar and Helmut O. Steinberg

Obesity-associated Hypertension

Gabriel I. Uwaifo, MD,

Central mineralocorticoid receptors and cardiovascular disease

Elise Gomez-Sanchez, PhD,

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1627039465
• ISBN13: 9781627039468
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Humana
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"