title: Resistant hypertension. Suggestions for dealing with the problem.
abstract: With appropriate evaluation of both patient- and physician-related factors, many cases of resistant hypertension can be resolved. Patients often do not understand the implications of their disease and need specific information regarding the importance of compliance with medication schedules and dietary restrictions. Physicians should also consider the possibility of drug resistance or the presence of an identifiable secondary cause, such as renal artery stenosis, chronic renal parenchymal disease, or pheochromocytoma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine 94143, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Santiesteban
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D016312:Treatment Refusal
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents