For students and practitioners, Kaplan (internal medicine, U. of Texas Southwestern Medical School) and Victor (Hypertension Center, The Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) offer a clinical textbook on the treatment and prevention of all forms of hypertension. They focus on common problems and primary hypertension and cover aspects such as hypertension, pregnancy, and the pill; renal parenchymal hypertension; and hypertension induced by cortisol or deoxycorticosterone. This edition incorporates the latest basic science findings and clinical trial data and includes evidence-based recommendations. It adds a chapter written by a pediatrician on hypertension in children and adolescents; new developments in the pathogenesis of hypertension; discussions of the significance of nighttime blood pressure; new information on the relationship of sleep apnea to blood pressure and the latest antihypertensive drugs, including combination drugs; and updates on diagnosing primary aldosteronism. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)