Secondary hypertension: current diagnosis and treatment.
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.
Chiong
Jun R
JR
Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, USA. jchiong@llu.edu
Aronow
Wilbert S
WS
Khan
Ijaz A
IA
Nair
Chandra K
CK
Vijayaraghavan
Krishnaswami
K
Dart
Richard A
RA
Behrenbeck
Thomas R
TR
Geraci
Stephen A
SA
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
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents