title: Secondary hypertension: current diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: Secondary hypertension affects a small but significant number of the hypertensive population and, unlike primary hypertension, is a potentially curable condition. The determinant for workup is dependent on the index of suspicion elicited during patient examination and treatment. Specific testing is available and must be balanced depending on the risk and cost of the workup and treatment with the benefits obtained if the secondary cause is eliminated. This article reviews common manifestations, workup, and the current treatments of the common causes of secondary hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA. jchiong@llu.edu
authors.forename: Jun R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Chiong
authors.forename: Wilbert S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Aronow
authors.forename: Ijaz A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Chandra K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Krishnaswami
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vijayaraghavan
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Dart
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Behrenbeck
authors.forename: Stephen A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Geraci
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D015994:Incidence; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents