Publisher's Synopsis
This new tenth edition has been completely updated and expanded to include the latest
concepts, various changes in philosophy and approaches, clinical information, recent
clinical trials, and new antihypertensive drugs and drug delivery systems. Recent
studies include: Systolic Hypertension Trial in Europe (SYST-EUR), Shanghai Trial of
Nifedipine in the Elderly (STONE), Systolic Hypertension in China (SYST-CHINA),
Hypertension Optimal Treatment (HOT), Chen-Du Nifedipine Trial, The Captopril
Prevention Project (CAPPP), The Heart Outcomes Evaluation Study (HOPE), The
Swedish Trial in Old Pateints2 (STOP2).
