Open AccessSecondary Hypertension—Whom and How Do You Study? What Type of Therapy Is Appropriate?
Author(s) -
Moser Marvin,
Victor Ronald,
Handler Joel
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the journal of clinical hypertension
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1751-7176
pISSN - 1524-6175
DOI - 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2005.04317.x
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , haven , blood pressure , gerontology , mathematics , combinatorics
Following a hypertension symposium in Los Angeles, CA on October 20, 2004, a roundtable was convened to discuss secondary or treatable forms of high blood pressure, when and whom should be studied, and treatment methods. Dr. Marvin Moser, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, moderated the panel discussion. Participants included Dr. Ron Victor, from the Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX and Dr. Joel Handler of the Orange County Kaiser Permanente Hypertension Clinic, Anaheim, CA.