1 Basis for the Treatment of Hypertension: Some Considerations Concerning the Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Treatment, and Prevention of Hypertension With Figure.- 2 Diuretics With 12 Figures and 9 Tables.- 3 ?-Blockers With 6 Figures and 3 Tables.- 4 ?-Adrenoceptor Antagonists With 6 Figures and 1 Table.- 5 Drugs Acting on Multiple Receptors: ss-Blockers with Additional Properties With 5 Figures and 5 Tables.- 6 Centrally Acting Drugs (Clonidine, Methyldopa, Guanfacine) With 7 Figures and 1 Table.- 7 Rauwolfia Alkaloids (Reserpine) With 1 Figure.- 8 Guanethidine and Related Compounds With 2 Figures.- 9 Calcium Antagonists With 16 Figures.- 10 Converting Enzyme Inhibitors With 33 Figures and 9 Tables.- 11 Renin Inhibitors With 5 Tables.- 12 Prostaglandins With 5 Figures and 1 Table.- 13 Interferences with 5-Hydroxytryptamine With 6 Figures and 3 Tables.- 14 Interferences with Dopamine With 3 Figures and 2 Tables.- 15 Peptides in Hypertension With 5 Figures and 1 Table.- 16 Antihypertensive Agents Which Open Smooth Muscle K Channels With 7 Figures.- 17 Principles in the Combination of Antihypertensive Drugs With 2 Tables.- 18 Electrolyte Intake in the Treatment of Hypertension With 4 Tables.- 19 Natural Agents and Extracts With 1 Figure.- 20 Stepwise Treatment of Hypertension With 12 Figures and 1 Table.- 21 Prognosis of Treated and Untreated Hypertension With 3 Figures and 2 Tables.- 22 Toxicity Testing of Antihypertensive Drugs.- 23 Traditions of Antihypertensive Therapy in Different Countries.- 1. Continental Europe With 6 Figures.- 2. Scandinavia With 5 Figures and 1 Table.- 3. United Kingdom.- 4. United States of America With 1 Figure and 3 Tables.- 5. Brazil With 2 Figures and 2 Tables.- 6. Union of Soviet Socialist Republic.- 7. China.- 8. Japan With 2 Figures and 1 Table.- 24 Listing of Antihypertensive Medications With 4 Tables.