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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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Treatment of Hypertension in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older

open access: yesNew England Journal of Medicine, 2008
BACKGROUND Whether the treatment of patients with hypertension who are 80 years of age or older is beneficial is unclear. It has been suggested that antihypertensive therapy may reduce the risk of stroke, despite possibly increasing the risk of death ...
Ruth Peters   +2 more
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Abstract 16828: Global Disparities of Hypertension Prevalence and Control: A Systematic Analysis of Population-based Studies From 90 Countries

Circulation, 2015
Introduction: Hypertension is the leading preventable cause of premature death worldwide. We aimed to examine the global disparities of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in 2010 and compare secular changes in these disparities
K. Mills   +7 more
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Hypertension

Scottish Medical Journal, 2007
Hypertension is a common condition affecting one in four adults. It is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and appropriate treatment strategies that are both clinically and cost effective are key to the management of this condition.
F, McManus, E M, Freel, J M C, Connell
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Hypertension Canada's 2020 Comprehensive Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults and Children.

Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2020
Hypertension Canada's 2020 guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, risk assessment, and treatment of hypertension in adults and children provide comprehensive, evidence-based guidance for health care professionals and patients.
D. Rabi   +81 more
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Hypertension

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2005
For primary care physicians, managing hypertension is a challenging undertaking because it is a good example of the balance be-tween implementing evidence and working with patients' beliefs, ideas, and resources to help them improve their health. In this article the authors review the evidence supporting aggressive recommendations on prevention and ...
Denise L, Campbell-Scherer, Lee A, Green
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HYPERTENSION

Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice, 2000
The current JNC-VI criteria for diagnosis and classification of hypertension are discussed. The laboratory evaluation of both essential and secondary hypertension is examined, and recommendations are made in this regard. Finally, the complications and treatment of essential hypertension and the causes and management of resistant hypertension are ...
R J, Zoorob, A M, Arif, V, Morelli
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Hypertension

The Lancet, 2015
Raised blood pressure is the biggest single contributor to the global burden of disease and to global mortality. The numbers of people affected and the prevalence of high blood pressure worldwide are expected to increase over the next decade. Preventive strategies are therefore urgently needed, especially in less developed countries, and management of ...
Neil R, Poulter   +2 more
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Hypertension

Nursing Standard, 2003
An estimated 20 per cent of people in the UK have elevated blood pressure that warrants some form of treatment or monitoring. Hypertension can have serious consequences for patients and may result in death from coronary heart disease and stroke. Early intervention, patient education and lifestyle modification are essential for effective management of ...
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ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 203: Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy.

Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2019
Chronic hypertension is present in 0.9-1.5% of pregnant women () and may result in significant maternal, fetal, and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The rate of maternal chronic hypertension increased by 67% from 2000 to 2009, with the largest increase (

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