Resistant Hypertension Revisited: A Comparison of Two University-Based Cohorts | Zendy

Jay Garg | Zendy; W ELLIOTT | Zendy; Amy Folker | Zendy; M IZHAR | Zendy; Henry R. Black | Zendy

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Resistant Hypertension Revisited: A Comparison of Two University-Based Cohorts

Author(s) -

Jay Garg,

W ELLIOTT,

Amy Folker,

M IZHAR,

Henry R. Black

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2004.11.021

Subject(s) - medicine , resistant hypertension , blood pressure , regimen , tertiary care , intensive care medicine

More than a decade ago, we found that a suboptimal medication regimen was the leading cause of resistant hypertension (RH) among patients referred to a tertiary care clinic. Since then, lower blood pressure (BP) goals have been recommended, suggesting that more patients may have RH. To assess whether the reasons for and treatment of RH have changed, we determined the frequency of various causes of resistance, the proportion of patients achieving goal BP, and the changes made in antihypertensive regimens.

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