title: [Problems in practical management of essential hypertension].
abstract: A study of 100 men with arterial hypertension showed that: 1) hypertension was predominantly moderate with 14% index of placebo reactivity; 2) only 3 patients had a surgically curable etiologic factor; 3) frequent associated findings were hereditary factors (60%), overweight and metabolic disorders (30 to 40%). Such results suggest that: a) hypertension could be treated, in the majority of patients, without preliminary etiologic investigations and, b) non invasive hemodynamics techniques are required to evaluate arterial and cardiac lesions which are the dominant factors in the prognosis.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010919:Placebos
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos
vernacular_title: L'hypertension artérielle essentielle. Problèmes de conduite pratique.