Hypertension in Postmenopausal Women

ISBN-13: 9783540581444 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 88 str.

Ed. Michel E. Safar; Michael Stimpel; Alberto Zanchetti

Opis

This volume records the highlights of an international symposium, held in Monte Carlo in January 1994, during which scientists and clinicians discussed the various aspects of high blood pressure in older women. Emphasis was given to different approaches of antihypertension treatment.

Spis treści

Cardiovascular Risk in Postmenopausal Women: What is Known and what is Unknown.- The Influence of Menopause on Blood Pressure.- Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Influence of Hormonal Replacement Therapy.- Hormone Replacement Therapy in Hypertensive Postmenopausal Women: Role of the Gynecologist.- Hormone Replacement Therapy and Hypertension: Relationship to the Renin-Angiotensin System.- Is Antihypertensive Therapy Expected to be Different in Postmenopausal Women?.- Hypertension in Postmenopausal Women: Brief Review of the Literature and Future Research Directions.