Abbreviation; Introduction; Part I: Hypertension - general; 1. Hypertension - when to treat; 2. Sphygmomanometers; 3. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; 4. Office and masked hypertension; Part II: Types of hypertension and hypotension; 5. Prehypertension; 6. Resistant hypertension; 7. Isolated systolic hypertension; 8. Orthostatic hypotension; Part III: Lifestyle factors; 9. Dietary salt; 10. Other dietary factors; 11. Stress and blood pressure; 12. Obesity and hypertension; Part IV: Complications and associated disorders; 13. Hypertensive emergency; 14. Coronary artery disease; 15. Hypertension and cardiac failure; 16. Hypertension and stroke; 17. Microalbuminuria; 18. Hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD); 19. Obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS); 20. Preeclampsia; Part V: Hypertension at different ages; 21. Children and adolescents; 22. Hypertension in a young man; 23. Hypertension in a young woman; 24. Hypertension and the menopause; 25. Hypertension in an older man; 26. Hypertension in the elderly; 27. The very elderly; Part VI: Hypertension in special groups; 28. Type 1 diabetes; 29. Metabolic syndrome; 30. Antihypertensive drugs and risk of diabetes; 31. Type 2 diabetes; 32. Hypertension in pregnancy; 33. Patients of African descent; 34. Patients of Indian descent; Part VII: Secondary causes of hypertension; 35. Catecholamines and phaeochromocytoma; 36. Aldosterone and Conn's Syndrome; 37. Cortisol and Cushing's Syndrome; 38. Renovascular hypertension; Part VIII: Drugs to treat hypertension; 39. Diuretics; 40. [beta]-blockers - if and when; 41. [beta]-blockers - efficacy and choice of agent; 42. Calcium channel blockers; 43. [alpha]-blockers, combined [alpha]- and [beta]-blockers, and vasodilating [beta]-blockers; 44. ACE inhibitors; 45. Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) and dual blockade; 46. Centrally-acting and vasodilator drugs; General index.