The second edition of this successful volume explains how hypertension affects 20-50% of the adult population in developed countries. Heart failure is the result of the hypertension's effects on the heart and it represents a growing public health problem.In this context the international scientific community is continuously struggling to develop better strategies in screening, diagnosing and treating hypertension and its deleterious effects. Thus, this field is continuously changing, with new important information being added constantly, and this is the reason this new edition has been decided. It  will dedicate new chapters regarding the socio-economic burden of hypertension and the role of heart rate, endothelial dysfunction and uric acid in the progression from hypertension to heart failure. Moreover, it will offer an insight into both the intimate mechanisms of transition from hypertension to heart failure and into clinical practice advice on the prevention and treatment of heart failure in hypertensive population. A part of the book will be dedicated to diagnostics, comprising a chapter on new perspectives on multimodality imaging and a special chapter on diastolic dysfunction. The arrhythmic complications of hypertensive heart disease will be structured in 2 chapters on atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias respectively. New chapters will be added regarding hypertension and heart failure in special populations such as cancer patients, young patients, pregnancy and patients with a history of SARS-CoV2 infection. weiterlesen