Open AccessThe pathology of hypertension in a tropical environment
Author(s) -
Isaacson C.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960060501
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , westernization , heart failure , uremia , myocardial infarction , stroke (engine) , cardiology , mechanical engineering , physics , modernization theory , engineering , optics , economics , economic growth
Hypertension is very common in blacks and occurs at a younger age than in whites. It behaves in an explosive manner with death occurring frequently from cerebral hemorrhage, uremia or congestive heart failure. Pathologically the majority have essential hypertension. The development of hypertension is related to urbanization and Westernization, as the incidence in rural blacks is low. Despite the high incidence of hypertension, myocardial infarction remains infrequent.