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Distinctive Risk Factors and Phenotype of Younger Patients With Resistant Hypertension: Age Is Relevant.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 May 2017
Ghazi Lama, Oparil Suzanne, Calhoun David A, Lin Chee Paul, Dudenbostel Tanja
Abstract excerpt
Resistant hypertension, defined as blood pressure >140/90 mm Hg despite using ≥3 antihypertensive medications, is a well-recognized clinical entity. Patients with resistant hypertension are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared with those with more easily controlled hypertension. Coronary heart disease mortality rates of younger adults are stagnating or on the rise. The purpose of our study was...
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