Blood Pressure Monitoring in Cardiovascular Medicine and Therapeutics [Hardcover]

This new edition is devoted to a broad array of topics involving the circadian variation in cardiovascular diseases, with focuses on hypertension, stroke, and coronary disease. The volume covers clinical and device research related to home and ambulatory BP monitoring, as there have been significant advances in technology since the publication of the previous edition. In addition, there is an increased focus on the applicability of home and ambulatory BP monitoring in drug development in all therapeutic arenas. The text features contributions from chapter authors from around the world and who have great expertise in cardiovascular medicine, therapeutics, clinical trials, and evidence-based medicine.

Blood Pressure Monitoring in Cardiovascular Medicine and Therapeutics, Third Edition is essential reading for a large audience, including those practicing cardiology and nephrology with a special focus in hypertension, geriatrics and internal medicine, clinical trialists, regulators in the US, Europe, and Japan, and physicians in training in cardiology, hypertension, pharmacology, nephrology and neurology.

Part I. Techniques FOR Monitoring Blood Pressure

1. Monitoring Blood Pressure in the Office
Martin G. Myers

2. Home (Self) Monitoring of the Blood Pressure
Gianfranco Parati, Juan Eugenio Ochoa

3. Activity Monitoring and Effects of the Environment on Blood Pressure
George A Mansoor

4. Ambulatory Monitoring of Blood Pressure: An Overview of Devices, Analyses, and Utility
William B White, Vanessa Barber

5. Validation and Reliability Testing of Blood Pressure Monitors
Neil Atkins, Eoin OBrien

Part II. Concepts in the Circadian Variation of Cardiovascular Disease

6. Circadian and Cyclic Environmental Determinants of Blƒ5