Introduction to the Nature and Management of Hypertension |
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1817 LIBRARIES activity afterload aldosterone alpha methyldopa angina antihypertensive aorta aortic valves arteriolar arterioles atherosclerosis atrial baroreceptor baroreceptor nerves block blood flow blood pressure blood vessels cardiac output catecholamines cause cells cerebral CHIGAN circulation clinic coarctation congestive heart failure constriction contractility coronary arteries cuff decrease depression diastolic dilatation disease dose dose-response curve drug edema ejection elevated end-diastolic volume excretion extracellular fluid fall in blood fibrillation fibrinoid necrosis FIGURE furosemide glomerular guanethidine heart rate hemorrhages hydralazine hydrochlorothiazide hypertensive patients increase inhibit kidney left ventricle left ventricular lower methyldopa mg twice daily MICHIGAN myocardial infarction myocardium node norepinephrine normal occurs orthostatic hypotension pain parasympathetic pheochromocytoma plasma potassium preload pulse reduced reflex renal artery renin renovascular hypertension reserpine result rise serum severe hypertension side effects smooth muscle sodium stimulation stroke volume sympathetic nerves sympathetic nervous system symptoms systolic tachycardia thiazide diuretic tissue titration treatment tubules UNIV urine vascular veins wall