Open AccessPredictors of blood pressure control in patients with resistant hypertension
Author(s) -
J. Pales,
Gabriel Kamenský,
Juraj Payer
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
bratislavské lekárske listy/bratislava medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1336-0345
pISSN - 0006-9248
DOI - 10.4149/bll_2016_111
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , ambulatory blood pressure , cardiology , diastole , diuretic , ambulatory
Uncontrolled resistant hypertension (RH) defined by the mean 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure (ABPM) represents an independent risk factor in hypertensive patients. Predictors of blood pressure (BP) control in RH are not yet clearly defined.