Resistant hypertension: A stepwise approach

Jordana Yahr; George Thomas; Juan Calle; Jonathan J Taliercio

doi:10.3949/ccjm.90a.22046

Resistant hypertension: A stepwise approach

Cleve Clin J Med. 2023 Feb 1;90(2):115-125. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.90a.22046.

Authors

Jordana Yahr¹, George Thomas², Juan Calle³, Jonathan J Taliercio⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
² Director, Center for Blood Pressure Disorders, Department of Kidney Medicine, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Co-principal Investigator for SPRINT and SYMPLICITY HTN-3.
³ Department of Kidney Medicine, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Clinical Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
⁴ Program Director, Nephrology and Hypertension Fellowship, Department of Kidney Medicine, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; Co-principal Investigator for SYMPLICITY HTN-3 talierj@ccf.org.

PMID: 36724917
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.90a.22046

Abstract

Resistant hypertension can be challenging to manage, but a stepwise approach to diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment can lead to better blood pressure control. In this article, we review the definition and prevalence of resistant hypertension and its diagnostic workup and management, including lifestyle modifications, drugs, and experimental interventional therapies.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antihypertensive Agents* / therapeutic use
Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure Determination
Humans
Hypertension* / diagnosis
Hypertension* / drug therapy
Hypertension* / epidemiology
Life Style

Substances

Antihypertensive Agents