Primary Hypertension: Basic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications

Critical Review of Pathogenesis of Primary Hypertension.- Sodium Chloride and Blood Pressure.- Non-Modulating Essential Hypertension: A Subset with Sodium Sensitivity.- Vasodepressor Hormones (Kinins) in Blood Pressure Regulation.- Peripheral Adrenergic Mechanisms in Primary Hypertension.- Neural Transmitters and Central Mechanisms in Primary Hypertension.- Brain Peptides in Cardiovascular Regulation.- Critical Evaluation of Basic Mechanisms of Primary Hypertension. Round Table Discussion.- Principal Objectives of Antihypertensive Treatment.- Treatment of Vascular Damage in Experimental Malignant Hypertension with Nifedipine and Its Calcium-Antagonistic Dihydropyridine Derivatives.- Trends in Arteriosclerosis in Treated and Untreated Hypertensive Patients.- Changes in Brain Blood Flow and Organ Function Following Treatment of Primary Hypertension.- Changes in Hypertrophy by Treatment in Hypertension: Results of Experimental Research.- Reversal of Left Ventricular and Coronary Hypertrophy Following Antihypertensive Treatment.- The Use of the Dynamic Spatial Reconstructor to Study Renal Function.- Critical Review of Antihypertensive Pharmacotherapy.- Cardiovascular Intervention Studies: Problems and Perspectives.- Indications for Antihypertensive Treatment.- Rationale for Established Antihypertensive Treatment.- Calcium Channel Blockers in the Treatment of Hypertension.- Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in the Treatment of Hypertension and of Cardiac Failure.- Serotonin, Serotonergic Antagonists, and Hypertension.- Critical Evaluation of Antihypertensive Pharmacotherapy. Round Table Discussion.