Manual office blood pressure (BP) measurement can be used to diagnose hypertension when readings from three separate visits are averaged and the systolic blood pressure (SBP) is equal to or greater... Read More
One cannot underestimate the importance of hypertension across the breadth of clinical medicine. Hypertension affects 20% of the population and the risk of developing hypertension increases with age... Read More
High blood pressure (BP) or hypertension is a key factor in the development of atherosclerosis, the main cause of vascular and cerebrovascular diseases: ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction... Read More
There is a direct and continuous relationship between blood pressure (BP) and the development of cardiovascular disease. A meta-analysis of 1 million adults with no previous vascular disease from 61... Read More
Resistant hypertension is defined as blood pressure that remains above goal in spite of the concurrent use of three antihypertensive agents of different classes, including one diuretic, prescribed... Read More