Part I: Basics The Importance of Hypertension in the Geriatric Population Ray W. Gifford, Jr. and L. Michael Prisant Age-Related Changes in the Cardiovascular System R. Clinton Webb and Edward W. Inscho Aging, Arterial Stiffness, and Systolic Hypertension Joseph L. Izzo, Jr. Pharmacological and Pharmacodynamic Alterations in the Elderly: Application to Cardiovascular Therapies Domenic A. Sica Part II: Epidemiology and Trials Epidemiology of Hypertension in the Older Patient William B. Kannel and Peter W. F. Wilson Nonpharmacological Trials in the Older Hypertensive Patient L. Michael Prisant and Dean U. Harrell Clinical Trials of Hypertension in the Older Patient L. Michael Prisant Part III: Evaluation and Management Blood Pressure Measurement in Older Patients With Hypertension Jose Ramiro Arias-Vera and William B. White Clinical Evaluation of the Elderly Hypertensive L. Michael Prisant and Thomas W. Jackson Hypertension in the Elderly: Endocrine Causes of Secondary Hypertension Carlos M. Isales Diagnosis and Management of Hypertensive Renal and Renovascular Disease in the Elderly Wanpen Vongpatanasin and Ronald G. Victor Heart Failure in the Older Hypertensive Patient L. Michael Prisant, Carolyn Landolfo, John Thornton, and Vincent J. B. Robinson Ischemic Heart Disease in the Older Hypertensive Patient: Evaluation and Management Jan Laws Houghton Cerebrovascular Disease in the Elderly Hypertensive Fenwick T. Nichols III Part IV: Pharmacologic Treatment Diuretics and b-Adrenergic Blockers in the Management of Hypertension in the Elderly William C. Cushman Assessment of the Role of ACE Inhibitors in the Elderly Domenic A. Sica Use of Angiotensin Receptor Blockers in the Elderly L. Michael Prisant Clinical Trials With Calcium Antagonists in Older Patients With Hypertension William B. White and Sumeska Thavarajah a-Adrenoceptor Blockers for Management of Hypertension in the Elderly James L. Pool Combination Drug Therapy in the Elderly L. Michael Prisant and Laura Lyngby Mulloy Part V: Special Populations Attitudes Regarding Hypertension Among Older African-American Adults Wallace R. Johnson, Jr. and Elijah Saunders Treatment of Hypertension in the Elderly Patient With Diabetes James R. Sowers and L. Michael Prisant Management of Hypertension in Older Patients With Arthritis Sumeska Thavarajah and William B. White Part VI: Adherence The Clinician's Role in Improving Therapeutic Adherence and Blood Pressure Control in Older Hypertensive Patients Brent M. Egan and Eni C. Okonofua Index