title: [Management of patients with hypertension resistant to treatment].
abstract: A patient with a blood pressure greater than 140/90 mmHg under triple drug therapy, including a diuretic, has a resistant hypertension. Management mandates the following steps: to identify antihypertensive treatments previously prescribed (doses, efficacy, side effects); to evaluate blood pressure levels outside the medical office; to inquire about poor compliance; to search for secondary hypertension. In most cases, tailoring of treatments improves the care of such patients.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne Hôpital Broussais, Paris.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Girerd
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hanon
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004232:Diuretics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010349:Patient Compliance
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004232:Diuretics