Controlling resistant hypertension

Resistant Hypertension

High blood pressure (BP) is the leading risk factor for premature death and disability-adjusted life years in the world. The development of a large pharmaceutical base from which to manage patients with hypertension in addition to many patient years of clinical trial experience have made it possible to successfully manage many of these patients. Nonetheless, many questions remain, particularly ...

Resistant hypertension.

Recent clinical trials suggest that resistant hypertension is increasingly common. In the majority of patients, uncontrolled hypertension is due to persistent elevation of the systolic blood pressure. Older age and obesity are associated with poor blood pressure control. Other contributing factors include severity of the underlying hypertension and renal insufficiency. Poor patient adherence is...

Resistant Hypertension

High blood pressure (BP) is the leading risk factor for premature death and disability-adjusted life years in the world. The development of a large pharmaceutical base from which to manage patients with hypertension in addition to many patient years of clinical trial experience have made it possible to successfully manage many of these patients. Nonetheless, many questions remain, particularly ...

Resistant Hypertension

High blood pressure (BP) is the leading risk factor for premature death and disability-adjusted life years in the world. The development of a large pharmaceutical base from which to manage patients with hypertension in addition to many patient years of clinical trial experience have made it possible to successfully manage many of these patients. Nonetheless, many questions remain, particularly ...

Resistant Hypertension.