Journal of Hypertension: Open Access

Department and Laboratory of Nutrition and Vascular Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tunisia, Monastir, Tunisia

Publications

• Mini Review   
  True and Apparent Hypertension That is Resistant: Definition, Incidence and Effects
  Author(s): Mehri Sounira*
  
  With increased efforts to improve BP control rates and the emergence of device-based therapies for hypertension, resistive hypertension; defined as blood pressure (BP) remaining above goal despite the use of three or more antihypertensive medications at maximally tolerated doses (one of which should ideally be a diuretic) has received more attention. Patients with true resistant hypertension, controlled resistant hypertension, and pseudo-resistant hypertension make up this classically defined resistant group. The term "apparent" resistant hypertension has been used to identify "apparent" lack of control on 3 medications in studies where pseudo-resistant hypertension cannot be excluded (for example, 24-hour ambulatory BP was not obtained).The prevalence of resistant hypertension has recently been reported in large, well-designed studies. The .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2167-1095.22.11.363

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