- Part 1 Principles of international endocrine practice
- Part 2 Pituitary and hypothalamic diseases
- Part 3 The thyroid
- Part 4 Parathyroid, calcium, and bone metabolism
- Part 5 The adrenal gland and endocrine hypertension
- Part 6 Neuroendocrine tumours and genetic disorders
- Part 7 Growth and development during childhood
- Part 8 Female endocrinology and pregnancy
- Part 9 Male hypogonadism and infertility
- Part 10 Endocrinology of ageing and systemic disease
- Part 11 Endocrinology of cancer
- Part 12 Obesity, lipids, and metabolic disorders
- Part 13 Diabetes mellitus
- 13.1 Classification and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
- 13.2 Aetiology and pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus
- 13.3 Aetiology and pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus
- 13.4 Management of diabetes mellitus
- 13.5 Microvascular complications
- 13.6 Macrovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus
- 13.6.1 Mechanisms of macrovascular disease in diabetes
- 13.6.2 Prediction models for cardiovascular disease in diabetes mellitus
- 13.6.3 Diabetic dyslipidaemia
- 13.6.4 Hypertension in diabetes mellitus
- 13.7 The diabetic foot
- 13.8 Mental health and diabetes mellitus
- 13.9 Organization of diabetes care
- 13.10 Transplantation in Diabetes
- 13.11 Gene therapy in diabetes mellitus
Hypertension in diabetes mellitus
- Chapter:
- Hypertension in diabetes mellitus
- Author(s):
Bryan Williams
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199235292.003.1555
High blood pressure (hypertension) is arguably the most important preventable cause of premature microvascular and macrovascular disease and the associated morbidity and mortality in people with diabetes. This chapter will review key aspects of the epidemiology and pathophysiology of hypertension in people with diabetes, as well as recommended approaches to its clinical evaluation and treatment.
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- Part 1 Principles of international endocrine practice
- Part 2 Pituitary and hypothalamic diseases
- Part 3 The thyroid
- Part 4 Parathyroid, calcium, and bone metabolism
- Part 5 The adrenal gland and endocrine hypertension
- Part 6 Neuroendocrine tumours and genetic disorders
- Part 7 Growth and development during childhood
- Part 8 Female endocrinology and pregnancy
- Part 9 Male hypogonadism and infertility
- Part 10 Endocrinology of ageing and systemic disease
- Part 11 Endocrinology of cancer
- Part 12 Obesity, lipids, and metabolic disorders
- Part 13 Diabetes mellitus
- 13.1 Classification and diagnosis of diabetes mellitus
- 13.2 Aetiology and pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes mellitus
- 13.3 Aetiology and pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus
- 13.4 Management of diabetes mellitus
- 13.5 Microvascular complications
- 13.6 Macrovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus
- 13.6.1 Mechanisms of macrovascular disease in diabetes
- 13.6.2 Prediction models for cardiovascular disease in diabetes mellitus
- 13.6.3 Diabetic dyslipidaemia
- 13.6.4 Hypertension in diabetes mellitus
- 13.7 The diabetic foot
- 13.8 Mental health and diabetes mellitus
- 13.9 Organization of diabetes care
- 13.10 Transplantation in Diabetes
- 13.11 Gene therapy in diabetes mellitus