Hypertension refers to a chronic medical condition characterized by elevated blood pressure in the arteries. The Animated Atlas of Hypertension is a comprehensive collection of videos pertaining to the physiology of blood pressure, the biological molecules and factors that play a role in regulating blood pressure, the impact of increased blood pressure on various parts of the body like heart, brain and kidneys, and treatment modalities.
Table of contents
1. RAAS and Sympathetic Nervous System
1. Hypertension
2. Angiotensins
3. Aldosterone
4. Angiotensinogen
5. Role of kidney in controlling BP
6. RAAS cascade
7. Sympathetic nervous system and hypertension
8. Vascular endothelial cells in regulating BP
9. Sodium sensitivity and retention
10. Vasopressin - effects on kidney
11. Vasopressin - effects on vascular system
12. Vasoconstrictor factors
13. Angiotensin I and Angiotensin II
14. Angiotensin converting enzyme
15. Pathogenesis of endothelin in hypertension
16. Renin
17. Epinephrine
18. Norepinephrine
2. Causative Factors
1. Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
2. Sodium and potassium ion transport
3. Calcium channels
4. Alpha receptors
5. Role of hemoglobin in regulating BP
6. Bradykinin
7. Preeclampsia
8. Baroreceptors
9. C-reactive protein
10. Malignant hypertension
11. Catecholamine hormones in regulating BP
12. Dopamine influence on BP
13. Endothelial derived factors
14. Nitric oxide in maintaining vascular tone
15. Prostacyclin receptor
16. Inflammatory cytokines causing hypertension
17. 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type II enzyme (11βHSD2)
18. Insulin resistance and hypertension
19. Vitamins and BP
3. Complications and Treatment
1. Atherosclerosis
2. Stroke
3. Aneurysm associated with hypertension
4. Glomerulonephritis
5. Hypertensive retinopathy
6. Nephrosclerosis
7. Myocardial infarction
8. Hyaline arteriolosclerosis
9. Hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis
10. Left ventricular hypertrophy
11. Renovascular hypertension
12. ACE inhibitors
13. Renin inhibitors
14. Angiotensin receptor blockers
15. Vasodilators
16. Diuretics
17. Microcirculation in Hypertension
18. Calcium channel blockers or calcium antagonists
19. Central adrenergic inhibitors
20. Gene therapy of hypertension (antisense inhibition)
21. Enzyme WNK1
22. Beta blockers
23. Alpha blockers