Resistant hypertension is defined as blood pressure that remains above goal despite use of
antihypertensive medications from 3 or more drug classes, or the use of 4 or more drug …

In coming years, even if the prevalence of hypertension remains stable, resistant
hypertension is likely to increase, especially as the proportion of treated hypertension …

Resistant hypertension is an important subtype of hypertension that leads to an increased
risk of cerebrovascular, cardiovascular, and kidney disease. The revised guidelines from the …

Background—Despite a recent American Heart Association (AHA) consensus statement
emphasizing the importance of resistant hypertension, the incidence and prognosis of this …

Numerous treated hypertensive patients remain at a higher risk for adverse cardiovascular
events because they do not reach the target blood pressure (BP) of less than 140/90 mmHg …

Patients with resistant hypertension comprise a unique subset, with risk factors and
associations that are distinct or pronounced compared with the general hypertensive …

Hypertension is a major cause and contributor to stroke, heart and kidney disease. Despite
the development of an arsenal of medication to treat hypertension over the past half-century …

Clearly, this secondary analysis of SPRINT8 does not provide definitive information on the
optimal BP target in resistant hypertension. The fact that this is a secondary and not …

The 2008, the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Statement on Resistant
Hypertension: Diagnosis, Evaluation and Treatment defined resistant hypertension (RHT)(1 …

Since the publication of the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Statement on the
Evaluation and Treatment of Resistant Hypertension in 2008, there has been growing …