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Refractory versus resistant hypertension.
Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension - 1 Jan 2017
Siddiqui Mohammed, Calhoun David A
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Refractory hypertension is a recently proposed phenotype of antihypertensive treatment failure. As such it represents an extreme subtype of resistant or difficult-to-treat hypertension. Resistant hypertension is relatively common with an estimated prevalence of 10-20% of treated hypertensive patients. It is typically defined as having an uncontrolled blood pressure on three or more...
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