Renal and endocrine hypertension. A review.
Historical prospectives of hypertension studies are introduced. The pathophysiology of hypertension, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, urea-angiotensin interactions, and essential hypertension are reviewed. The causes of secondary hypertension, especially the renovascular and endocrine causes in the child, neonate and post-transplant patients are discussed. Comments are made on the medical costs of diagnostic work-up. Treatment for hypertension is summarized.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006977:Hypertension, Renal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents