'Hypertension resistant to two-drug treatment' is a useful criterion to select patients for angiography: the 'Dutch Renal Artery Stenosis Intervention Cooperative' (DRASTIC) study.
van Jaarsveld
B C
BC
Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus University Hospital Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Derkx
F H
FH
Krijnen
P
P
Pieterman
H
H
Man in't Veld
A J
AJ
Woittiez
A J
AJ
Dees
A
A
Postma
C T
CT
Schalekamp
M A
MA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017311:Amlodipine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000792:Angiography; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001262:Atenolol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D004656:Enalapril / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018579:Patient Selection; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D006852:Hydrochlorothiazide; D017311:Amlodipine; D001262:Atenolol; D004656:Enalapril