Amazon.com description: Product Description: The Handbook of Hypertension series is recognized as an authoritative source of information and reviews on clinical and research aspects of high blood pressure, with each volume complete and separate in its own right. The series has resulted from lengthy discussions with clinicians and scientists, and has proven to be of interest to many different groups including clinical investigators, medical specialists, house officers, general practitioners, pharmacologists, pharmacists, biological scientists, physiologists and epidemiologists. This volume addresses the topic of hypertension in the elderly. With an aging population and a very high prevalence of hypertension and vascular disease in people over 60 years of age, the timing is appropriate. This volume presents a comprehensive review of the field, including aging and the circulation, the epidemiology of hypertension in the elderly, treatment alternatives based on drug and non-drug approaches, and the results of major intervention trials.