Hypertension in High Risk African Americans

Overview.- Epidemiology Awareness, Prevalence, and Control: Newest Findings on Hypertension in Blacks.- Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes to Decrease Unhealthy Eating Patterns and Improve Blood Pressure in African Americans.- Community Programs for Hypertension: A Means of Identification and Intervention in the Highest Risk Population.- Stroke and Hypertension in High Risk African Americans.- Manifestations of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Coronary Heart Disease: The Contribution of Hypertension and the Paradox in Blacks.- Heart Failure Morbidity, Mortality and its Relationship to Hypertension.- Hypertension and Atrial Fibrillation in African Americans.- Cardiorenal Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes in African Americans: Adding to the Risk of Hypertension.- Central Aortic Pressure, Arterial Compliance: Emerging Tools to Identify and Guide Therapy for High Risk African American Patients.- Renal Denervation Therapy and Baroreceptor Activation Therapy: Emerging Tools for Treating Resistant Hypertension.- Practical Approaches to Promote Adherence and Improve Blood Pressure Control in Black Patients.- Integration of a Team Approach to Hypertension Treatment.- Practical Pearls in the Treatment of Hypertension in Blacks.- Hypertension in African Americans.- New Guideline Recommendations on Hypertension: Preventing CVD and Renal Disease with Applications to Blacks.