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Hypertension in special populations.
This article discusses various aspects of hypertension in selected special populations. The groups discussed herein are children, pregnant women, African Americans, persons with kidney insufficiency, kidney transplant survivors, and persons with diabetes mellitus. These groups present unique epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic challenges for the practitioner. The detection of reduced ki...
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One of the most common reasons that physicians and other health care providers refer a patient to a hypertension specialist is because that patient’s blood pressure (BP) is not at goal. The term that has become most commonly used now to classify and define these patients is ‘‘resistant hypertension,’’ but some still refer to these patients as having refractory hypertension. A resistant hyperten...
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The prevalence of hypertension has increased at an accelerated rate in older children and adolescents. This has raised great concern about premature development of cardiovascular disease, which has major long-term health and financial implications. While obesity and sedentary habits largely explain this phenomenon, there are other social and cultural influences that may unmask genetic susceptib...
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abstract background: hypertension with serious cardiovascular, cerebral, renal complications is an important factor of mortality in the world. recognizing its symptoms together with its associated signs can be effective in preventing complications of hypertension. for this reason, researchers began the study aiming at surveying initial symptoms of hypertension. methods: this study was descripti...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.280.6208.180-b