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Hypertension

open access: yesAnnals of Internal Medicine, 2019
Recent guidelines on diagnosis and management of high blood pressure (BP) include substantial changes and several new concepts compared with previous guidelines. These are reviewed and their clinical implications are discussed in this article. The goal is to provide a practical reference to assist clinicians with up-to-date management of patients with ...
James Brian, Byrd, Robert D, Brook
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Hypertension [PDF]

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2004
Hypertension is a rapidly moving clinical field with frequent developments in new pharmacologic agents and management strategies. Perhaps more importantly, there have been substantial improvements in our understanding of how best to use the drugs ...
David G, Warnock, Stephen C, Textor
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Hypertension and hypertensive encephalopathy

2014
The definition of hypertension has continuously evolved over the last 50 years. Hypertension is currently defined as a blood pressure greater than 140/90mmHg. One in every four people in the US has been diagnosed with hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension increases further with age, affecting 75% of people over the age of 70.
Raymond S, Price, Scott E, Kasner
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Hypertension

Disease-a-Month, 1989
An estimated 58 million Americans are at increased risk of morbidity and premature death due to high blood pressure (BP) and require some type of therapy or systematic monitoring. This article focuses on recent advances in our understanding of the pathogenesis of hypertension, new approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of secondary hypertension, and
S, Oparil, D A, Calhoun
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Hypertension

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 2022
This article seeks to inform the reader about the global burden of hypertension and highlight the need for therapies to reduce societal costs and mortality associated with hypertension. Hypertension is a worldwide health concern for which international and European evidence and guidelines should be incorporated with the high-quality evidence that has ...
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HYPERTENSION AND PREGNANCY-RELATED HYPERTENSION

Cardiology Clinics, 1998
Pregnant women with hypertension can be divided into two groups: normotensive women who develop the uniquely pregnancy-related syndrome of preeclampsia, which is characterized by hypertension, proteinuria, and edema; and women with chronic hypertension who become pregnant and are at increased risk for developing superimposed preeclampsia.
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Hypertension

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2013
Hypertension is the most common modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Antihypertensive treatment substantially reduces the risk of heart failure, stroke, and myocardial infarction. Current guidelines recommend screening all adults for high blood pressure (BP).
Katherine H, Winter   +2 more
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Resistant hypertension, secondary hypertension, and hypertensive crises

Cardiology Clinics, 2002
Resistant hypertension, secondary hypertension, and hypertensive crises are uncommon but potentially dangerous forms of hypertension that are associated with an increased risk of complications such as myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke, and renal failure.
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Hypertension

Advances in Kidney Disease and Health
Resistant and uncontrolled hypertension are common presentations to the nephrology clinic. Many of these patients benefit from evaluation for secondary hypertension in order to optimize antihypertensive therapy and reduce the risks of target organ damage from uncontrolled hypertension. The purpose of this review is to present several cases of difficult-
Jordana B. Cohen, Debbie L. Cohen
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