title: Pathogenesis and consequences of essential hypertension.
abstract: Essential hypertension is a global problem with fairly high morbidity and mortality. The pathological mechanisms in hypertension are many and involve sympathetic nervous system, renin-angiotensin-aldersterone system, nitric oxide and a host of vasoactive substances. The consequences of hypertension are related either to hypertension or to atherosclerotic process in the arteries.
authors.affiliation: MR Medical College and Basaveshwar Teaching Hospital, Gulbarga 585105.
authors.forename: Murlidhar S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D012307:Risk Factors