Publisher's Synopsis
This thoroughly revised and expanded new edition presents the current state of knowledge of the diverse applications of calcium antagonists and makes recommendations about their appropriate use. New sections have been added on Clinical Pharmacology and Metabolic Effects. Sixteen new chapters have been added on such topics as Pharmacogenetics of Hypertension: Using Gene Markers to Infer Pathogenesis and Guide Therapy, New Pharmacologic Directions for Calcium Channel Blockers, Calcium Channel Blocker Use in End-Stage Renal Disease: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, and many others.
