The Arterial system in hypertension /
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| Imprint: | Dordrecht ; Boston : Klumer Academic Publishers, c1993. |
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| Description: | viii, 237 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Developments in cardiovascular medicine v. 144 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1563290 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Michel E. Safar and Michael F. O'Rourke
- 1. Mechanical stress of the arterial wall and hypertension / Stephane Laurent
- 2. Hypertension and the conduit and cushioning functions of the arterial tree / Michael F. O'Rourke
- 3. Wave reflections and the pathophysiology of hypertension / Ricky D. Latham and David M. Slife
- 4. Structure and function of the arterial system in hypertension / Colin L. Berry and Jorge A. Sosa-Melgarejo
- 5. Cyclic guanosine monophosphate, smooth muscle tone and mechanical properties of large arteries / Marie Christine Mourlon-Le Grand and Bernard I. Levy
- 6. Signals regulating arterial contractile function and growth in hypertension: role of angiotensin II and nitric oxide / Jean-Baptiste Michel and Jean-Francois Arnal
- 7. Large arteries and epidemiological aspects of hypertension / William McFate Smith
- 8. Non-invasive study of the local mechanical arterial characteristics in humans / Arnold P. G. Hoeks
- 9. Geometry and stiffness of the arterial wall in essential hypertension / Michel E. Safar
- 10. Arterial system, left ventricular structure and function / Rene Gourgon and Alain Cohen-Solal
- 11. Autonomic nervous system and large conduit arteries / Gerard M. London and Michel E. Safar
- 12. Large arteries and sodium in hypertension: pathophysiological and therapeutic aspects / Athanase Benetos and Michel E. Safar
- 13. Large arteries and calcium in hypertension: pathophysiological and therapeutic aspects / Gerard M. London and Bernard I. Levy
- 14. Wave reflections: clinical and therapeutic aspects / Gerard M. London and T. Yaginuma.
