Publisher's Synopsis
This pocket book explains how the general practitioner can measure blood pressure variations throughout the day, the importance of 24-hour control, and how this can be achieved through pharmaceutical management with ACE inhibitors.;Traditionally, clinical management of hypertension has been based on a single, "snapshot" reading taken in the surgery, in spite of the recognition that blood pressure varies throughout the day. This volume provides the physician with a greater command of a patient's condition.
