secondary hypertension

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Noun1.secondary hypertension - hypertension that is secondary to another disease
high blood pressure, hypertension - a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater)
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A few children have higher blood pressure (Secondary Hypertension) secondary to underlying diseases.
A STUDY TO FIND OUT THE PREVALENCE OF ASYMPTOMATIC HYPERTENSION IN SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN BETWEEN 5-10 YEARS OF AGE
Essential hypertension is the most common form of hypertension, affecting 90% of hypertensive patients, and is associated with heterogeneous contributory factors such as genetics and lifestyle habits, while secondary hypertension is associated with identified underlying disease factors.
Exelixis' Collaborator Daiichi Sankyo Launches Minnebro Tablets in Japan
primary or secondary hypertension and all hypertensive patients were included in the study.
ANALYSIS OF HYPERTENSION PERCEPTION OUTLOOK IN A RURAL HYPERTENSIVE POPULATION: AT THE BASIC HEALTH UNIT LEVEL
Prediction of primary vs secondary hypertension in children.
Exercise Prescription for Children with Chronic Kidney Disease
Etiology and blood pressure patterns in secondary hypertension in children.
Severe hypertension in children at a central referral hospital in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
'I have seen a three-year-old child who has hypertension - a secondary hypertension.
Children Not Immune To Hypertension, Says Doctor
(5) In adults [greater than or equal to]18 years of age, the USPSTF recommends obtaining BP measurements outside of the clinical setting for diagnostic confirmation before starting treatment unless the patient's BP is [greater than or equal to]180/110 mm Hg, there is evidence of end-organ damage, or the patient has a diagnosis of secondary hypertension. (5) The USPSTF recommends HBPM as an acceptable alternative to ABPM based on 6 studies including a total of 1253 participants." The percentage of patients with elevated office BP confirmed by HBPM to have hypertension was 45% to 84% across these 6 studies.
The role of home BP monitoring: Answers to 10 common questions
Essential hypertension is the term, which used when no specific medical cause can be found to explain a patient's condition, he said and added that the secondary hypertension means
Healthy diet as preventive measure can help reduce rise of high blood pressure disease: Cardiologist
To exclude pheochromocytoma as a cause of secondary hypertension, 24-h urine metanephrine and normetanephrine levels were measured and were found to be normal.
Takayasu Arteritis Presenting as Renovascular Hypertension and Renal Failure in a Patient with Factor VII Deficiency
Secondary hypertension corresponds to 15 % of the causes of arterial hypertension, and among them, primary hyperaldosteronism is the most common cause of reversible hypertension, with a very characteristic clinical frame.
Resistant Hypertension: A Clinical Case/Hipertension resistente: un caso clinic/Hipertensao resistente: um caso clinic
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