Hypertension and Renal Organ Damage

Presents the daily clinical practice setting of high-risk patients with hypertension-related kidney damage

In-depth review of antihypertensive treatments in highly comorbid patients - with a particular focus on RAAS inhibitors and combination treatment

Reviews and discusses current guidelines on the evaluation and treatment of patients with hypertension and renal dysfunction

Presents the daily clinical practice setting of high-risk patients with hypertension-related kidney damage In-depth review of antihypertensive treatments in highly comorbid patients - with a particular focus on RAAS inhibitors and combination treatment Reviews and discusses current guidelines on the evaluation and treatment of patients with hypertension and renal dysfunction

Autorentext

Roberto Pontremoli is Associate Professor of Medicine at the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa Medical School, Italy. He is the chief of the Hypertension Unit at the University Medical School and San Martino Hospital in Genoa and has extensive experience as a clinical investigator in the field of renal and cardiovascular medicine.
He is a European Society of Hypertension (ESH) specialist, a member of the directory board of the Italian Society of Hypertension and former secretary and founding member of the Italian Society of Nephro-Cardiology.
He further is an associate editor of scientific journals such as Internal and Emergency Medicine, the International Journal of Hypertension and editorial board member of the Journal of Hypertension and the Journal of Nephrology.
Prof. Pontremoli's research interests include cardio-renal interactions in hypertension, albuminuria as a cardiovascular and renal risk marker and diabetic nephropathy. He is author orco-author of over 150 PudMed indexed publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Inhalt

Clinical case 1: Adult Patient with Hypertension and Reduced Glomerular Filtration Rate.- Clinical case 2: Adult Patient with Hypertension and Microalbuminuria.- Clinical case 3: Adult Patient with Hypertension and Mild Proteinuria.- Clinical case 4: Adult Patient with Hypertension and Overt Proteinuria.- Clinical case 5: Adult Patient with Hypertension and End-stage Renal Disease.- Clinical case 6: Adult Patient with Hypertension and Dialysis.