TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical management of resistant hypertension
T2 - Practical recommendations from the Italian Society of hypertension (SIIA)
AU - Veglio, Franco
AU - Grassi, Guido
AU - Mancia, Giuseppe
AU - Volpe, Massimo
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - According to recent hypertension guidelines, resistant hypertension is a clinical condition characterized by the presence of BP values above the recommended limits of the reference values (BP >140/90 mmHg). The prevalence of this clinical condition is about 10 % of the essential hypertensives. A proper diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension should go trough careful, mandatory clinical step, aimed at excluding the presence of pseudo-resistance hypertension. In this report, we summarized the practical recommendations are targeting both the general practitioner and the specialist who play an active role in the clinical management of patients with arterial hypertension.
AB - According to recent hypertension guidelines, resistant hypertension is a clinical condition characterized by the presence of BP values above the recommended limits of the reference values (BP >140/90 mmHg). The prevalence of this clinical condition is about 10 % of the essential hypertensives. A proper diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension should go trough careful, mandatory clinical step, aimed at excluding the presence of pseudo-resistance hypertension. In this report, we summarized the practical recommendations are targeting both the general practitioner and the specialist who play an active role in the clinical management of patients with arterial hypertension.
KW - Pseudo-resistant
KW - Resistant hypertension
KW - Therapy
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U2 - 10.1007/s40292-013-0022-3
DO - 10.1007/s40292-013-0022-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 23949949
AN - SCOPUS:84890266769
VL - 20
SP - 251
EP - 256
JO - High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention
JF - High Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Prevention
SN - 1120-9879
IS - 4
ER -