Resistant hypertension is currently defined as uncontrolled blood pressure despite the use of optimal doses three antihypertensive medications, which one a diuretic. Several factors have been identified contributors to resistant such poor patient adherence, physician inertia, inadequate or inappropriate combinations drugs, excess alcohol intake, certain drugs and volume overload. Uncontrolled c...

Objective To estimate the incidence and prevalence of resistant hypertension among a UK population treated for hypertension from 1995 to 2015.Design Cohort study.Setting Electronic health records from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink in primary care.Participants 1 317 290 users of antihypertensive drugs with a diagnosis of hypertension.Main outcome measures Resistant hypertension was ...

OBJECTIVE The rate of resistant hypertension in China is unknown. This is an analysis of resistant hypertension based on Hypertension Optimal Treatment Study in China. METHODS The study was conducted in 148 cities in mainland China from April 2001 to February 2002, which included 54,590 hypertensive patients (≥18 years of age), and used a five-step treatment programme. Patients not achieving ...

BACKGROUND Patients with resistant hypertension are subjected to a higher risk of getting stroke, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure and renal failure. However, the exact prevalence of resistant hypertension in treated hypertensive patients in Malaysia is not known. This paper examines the prevalence and determinants of resistant hypertension in a sample of hypertensive patients. ...

Resistant hypertension is defined as uncontrolled blood pressure despite the use of three antihypertensive drugs, including a diuretic, in optimal doses. Treatment resistance can be attributed to poor adherence to antihypertensive drugs, excessive salt intake, physician inertia, inappropriate or inadequate medication, and secondary hypertension. Drug-induced hypertension, obstructive sleep apno...

Resistant hypertension is defined as blood pressure (BP) that remains uncontrolled in spite of the use of >/=3 antihypertensive medications. Stricter BP goals, higher obesity rates, older age, and increased use of exogenous BP-elevating substances are related to an increasing prevalence of resistant hypertension. The evaluation of patients with resistant hypertension is focused on identifying c...

BACKGROUND In face of variable definitions and sampling criteria, the real prevalence of resistant hypertension in a clinical setting is unknown. OBJECTIVE We investigated the prevalence of true resistant hypertension in an outpatient hypertension clinic. METHODS True resistant hypertension was diagnosed when white coat phenomenon, lack of compliance and secondary hypertension were excluded...