Rare cause of a resistant hypertension in a middle‐aged man: A case report
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Congenital adrenal hyperplasia associated to 11‐beta‐hydroxylase deficiency is a rare cause of secondary hypertension, usually discovered during childhood; however, a late diagnosis in adults has also been reported.
Renata Marecek +7 more
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Glucocorticoids for treating paediatric pulmonary hypertension: A novel use for a common medication [PDF]
, 2017 Laboratory investigations have shown the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension and improvement after anti-inflammatory drugs.
Aggarwal, Manish, Grady, Ronald M
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’Malignant’ hypertension from hyperaldosteronism: a case report
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2018 Adrenocortical carcinomas (ACC) are rare with an incidence of 0.7-2 per million population per year and account for only 0.05%-2% of all malignant tumors. While majority of the functional ACC present as Cushing syndrome, recurrent hyperaldosteronism from
Krishna Mohan Baradhi +2 more
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Riociguat for the treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Riociguat, a member of a new class of compounds (soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators), has been shown in previous clinical studies to be beneficial in the treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. METHODS: In this phase 3,
CHEST-1 Study Group, +13 more
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Clinical Features of Pediatric Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and Applicability of New ICHD-3 Criteria [PDF]
, 2018 Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is characterized by intracranial pressure >28 cmH2O in the absence of identifiable causes. Aim of this paper is to describe the clinical phenotype of pediatric IIH and to analyze the applicability of ICHD-3 ...
Barbara Battan +8 more
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Евразийский Кардиологический Журнал, 2023 Disclaimer. The EAC Guidelines represent the views of the EAC, and were produced after careful consideration of the scientific and medical knowledge, and the evidence available at the time of their publication.
I. E. Chazova +16 more
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Resistant arterial hypertension in a patient with adrenal incidentaloma multiple steno-obstructive vascular lesions and antiphospholipid syndrome [PDF]
, 2015 Resistant hypertension is defined as above of blood pressure (≤ 140/90 mmHg) despite therapy with three or more antihypertensive drugs of different classes at maximum tolerable doses with one bling a diuretic.
CONCISTRE, ANTONIO +8 more
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Demographics and Outcomes of Pulmonary Hypertension Patients in United States Emergency Departments [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common, yet under-diagnosed, contributor to morbidity and mortality. Our objective was to characterize the prevalence of PH among adult patients presenting to United States (US) emergency departments (ED ...
Camargo Jr., Carlos A. +2 more
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Pheochromocytoma: A Rare Cause of Secondary Hypertension
Journal of Lumbini Medical College, 2013 Introduction: Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor, originating from the chromaffin tissue. Its frequency is approximately 1/100,000. The clinical manifestation is due to catecholamine excess, which includes high blood pressure, palpitation, headache ...
Sahadeb Prasad Dhungana +3 more
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Blood Pressure and Cognitive Decline Over 8 Years in Middle-Aged and Older Black and White Americans [PDF]
, 2019 Although the association between high blood pressure (BP), particularly in midlife, and late-life dementia is known, less is known about variations by race and sex.
Cushman, Mary +9 more
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