Secondary hypertension--whom and how do you study? What type of therapy is appropriate?

J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2005 Apr;7(4):224-30. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2005.04317.x.

Abstract

Following a hypertension symposium in Los Angeles, CA on October 20, 2004, a roundtable was convened to discuss secondary or treatable forms of high blood pressure, when and whom should be studied, and treatment methods. Dr. Marvin Moser, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, moderated the panel discussion. Participants included Dr. Ron Victor, from the Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX and Dr. Joel Handler of the Orange County Kaiser Permanente Hypertension Clinic, Anaheim, CA.

Publication types

  • Clinical Conference

MeSH terms

  • Antihypertensive Agents / standards
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Blood Pressure / drug effects
  • Blood Pressure / physiology
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / drug therapy*
  • Hypertension / etiology*

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents