Prevalence and clinical profile of resistant hypertension among treated hypertensive subjects
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Jessica Barochiner1, José Alfie, Lucas S Aparicio
1Hypertension Section, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Argentina.
Abstract:
We assessed prevalence and clinical characteristics of resistant hypertension (RH) and prevalence of false RH (white-coat effect [WCE] by home blood pressure [BP] monitoring), among a population of 302 treated hypertensive patients, mean age 66.6 (± 13.8), 67.5% women. Resistant hypertension was defined according to the American Heart Association criteria. Prevalence of RH was 10%, and the following five variables were independently associated with it: body mass index, diabetes, isolated systolic hypertension, orthostatic hypotension, and use of beta-blockers. Prevalence of WCE among subjects with office-RH was 27.6%. Our study identified easily measurable parameters related to RH. Standing BP should be systematically measured in individuals with RH.
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